Photo Credit: Vatican Media/Reuters.
Photo Credit: Reuters.
Text and Illustrations: BBC NEWS
Thousands of worshippers flocked to Saint Peter’s Square
on Easter Sunday to hear Pope Leo XIV deliver his first
Easter Mass address as Pontiff.
Framed by White Roses on the central balcony of the
Vatican’s Basilica, the Pope called on “those who have the power to unleash Wars” to choose Peace.
“On this day of celebration, let us abandon every desire for conflict, domination and power, and implore the Lord to grant His Peace to a World ravaged by Wars,” the Pope said.
The first US-born Pope has become a vocal critic of the
Iran War, and has used recent public addresses to
denounce global conflicts and urge de-escalation.
