Pope Leo XIV appealed to the world’s major powers for an end to war in his first Sunday message to crowds in St. Peter’s Square since his election as pontiff and at the end of WW2 commemorations.
“No more war!” the pope said, repeating a frequent call of the late Pope Francis and noting the recent 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, which killed some 60 million people.
The new pope, elected on Thursday, called for an “authentic and lasting peace” in Ukraine and a ceasefire in Gaza and release of all Israeli hostages.
He also welcomed the recent ceasefire between India and Pakistan, and said he was praying to God to grant the world the “miracle of peace”.
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