Pope Leo: War Rejected, Peace Urged

0:00Pope Leo XIV laid it down clear on Palm Sunday telling tens of thousands in St. Peter Square that God straight up rejects war and won't back any violence. He called Jesus the king of peace during his homily, praying hard for Christians in the Middle East caught in the crossfire. With the U.S.-Israel conflict against Iran dragging into its second month and Russia's push in Ukraine still raging, leaders on all sides have been, pulling religion into their fights. African officials and Russia's Orthodox Church have framed their moves as holy causes, but Leo shut that down cold. Folks at the Vatican felt the weight of it all, especially with Holy Week kicking off in memories fresh of Pope Francis dying last Easter Monday. After a stroke, Christians worldwide are hurting, and in Jerusalem, police blocked top-catholic leaders from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for the first time in, centuries, over security. Leo is switching things up by bringing back the traditional Holy Thursday footwashing right in the Basilica of St. John Lateran after Francis took.

1:03It's a prison's and refugees. He'll lead the Good Friday procession at the Colosseum and handle the Easter Vigil baptisms too. As Holy Week rolls on toward Easter Sunday Mass, and that blessing from the Logia, Leo's call for real peace pass hits home amid all this global. Mess. That's your update from Canada News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.