US EditionMacron, Pope Leo XIV Call for 'Lasting Peace' in Ukraine and Gaza in First Phone Call
- At the 6th European Political Community Summit on May 16, 2025, in Tirana, Albania, French President Emmanuel Macron urged an urgent halt to hostilities in Gaza and encouraged the EU to condemn the situation to strengthen its position on the conflict in Ukraine.
- Macron linked EU condemnation of Gaza with enhancing credibility against Russia's war in Ukraine, stressing global understanding including China, India, and Africa.
- Pope Leo XIV, addressing the Holy See Diplomatic Corps on May 16, said true peace depends on truth and justice, and called for overcoming global inequalities dividing societies.
- Leo emphasized that fostering peace depends fundamentally on purifying the heart, a process that cannot be achieved without truth.
- Both leaders emphasized the urgent need for sustained international efforts to achieve just and lasting peace amid ongoing conflicts and humanitarian crises in Ukraine and Gaza.
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Addressing ambassadors, Pope Leo XIV says ‘peace’ is not a ‘negative word’
Addressing the Diplomatic Corps to the Holy See on Friday, Pope Leo XIV warned against viewing “peace” as a “negative” word, which only means an absence of war and conflict. He said using it negatively means “opposition is a perennial part of human nature, frequently leading us to live in a constant ‘state of conflict’ at home, at work and in society.” “Peace then appears simply as a respite, a pause between one dispute and another, given that, …
Pope vows to work for peace in regions where Christians persecuted
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV vowed to take "every effort" Wednesday to work for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine and to actively promote the spirituality and traditions of the eastern rite churches, those Catholic communities with origins…
Macron, Pope Leo XIV call for 'lasting peace' in Ukraine and Gaza in first phone call
French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with newly elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, discussing global peace efforts in Ukraine and Gaza during their first official conversation. Macron praised the pontiff’s commitment to social and environmental causes and reiterated France’s support for his leadership.
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