Pope Leo XIV has voiced concern over escalating violence in the Middle East and renewed his call for negotiations and peace, according to Vatican News.
– The pope said intensified military operations across the Middle East have brought “violence and destruction,” putting civilians’ lives in grave danger.
– “I urge all parties involved to suspend their attacks and urgently reopen avenues of dialogue and diplomacy, so that the peace so greatly desired by the entire region may be achieved without delay,” he said.
– “I continue to follow with deep concern the ongoing and escalating violence in the Holy Land,” Pope Leo said during his Angelus address in Castel Gandolfo near Rome.
– The pontiff pointed to the situation in the occupied West Bank and Gaza and said many civilians had recently fallen victim to the violence.
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