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Pope Leo XIV made an urgent appeal for peace in St. Peter’s Square in Rome on Pentecost Sunday. “May the spirit of the risen Christ open paths of reconciliation wherever there is war; may it enlighten those in power and give them the courage to make gestures of détente and dialogue,” said the Pope.
“The Holy Spirit breaks down barriers and tears down the walls of indifference and hatred. Where there is love, there is no room for prejudice, for the safety distances that separate us from our neighbor, for the logic of exclusion that we unfortunately also see emerging in political nationalisms,” said Leo XIV at the Pentecost Mass in front of around 80,000 believers.
“Differences should not feed division and conflict.”
The Pope emphasized that differences should not feed division and conflict, but rather encourage people to walk the path to fraternity. “Let us call upon the Spirit of love and peace to open borders, break down walls, dissolve hatred, and help us to live as children of the one Father in heaven,” concluded the head of the Catholic Church.
Before the solemn Pentecost service, the pontiff had taken a dip in the crowd in the open papamobile. On his more than 20-minute drive across St. Peter’s Square and through the Via della Conciliazione, he blessed numerous small children.
- source: oe24.at/picture: vaticannews.va
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