Pope Leo XIV Calls for Dialogue in Ethiopia Amid Renewed Fighting in Tigray
Pope Leo urged dialogue and humanitarian access as clashes spread, with the Ethiopian army saying 700 Tigrayan fighters were killed over two days.
- On Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV appealed for peace in Tigray, Afar, and Amhara, urging all parties involved "to choose the path of dialogue" as hostilities escalate across Ethiopia's regions.
- Renewed fighting between Ethiopian federal troops and the Tigray People's Liberation Front escalated last week, shattering the 2022 Pretoria Peace Agreement that ended a devastating two-year war.
- Pro-Government forces claimed control of Alamata on Monday, while heavy shelling struck Maychew further north; the Ethiopian army reported 700 Tigrayan fighters killed over two days.
- Aydar Referral Hospital in Mekelle received 44 critically injured civilians, including 33 children, wounded by shelling between Saturday and Monday, with at least four dying en route.
- The European Union described the situation as rapidly deteriorating and announced diplomatic measures, while the Pope expressed "fervent hope" that the international community will provide "generous" and "timely" humanitarian aid.
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Today, Wednesday, Pope Lawson XIV called for dialogue in Ethiopia, following the renewed conflict in Tigray territory in the north of the country, which resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries.
Pope appeals for dialogue in Tigray region
At the conclusion of the General Audience, Pope Leo XIV appealed to all sides in the Tigray region to halt hostilities, recalling that only sincere commitment can lay the foundations for lasting peace. Speaking to Polish pilgrims, he recalled the beatification, 30 years ago, of the 13 Greek Catholic martyrs of Pratulin, who were killed for defending their belonging to the Catholic Church and entrusted their intercession to “the cause of the unit…
Pope Leo XIV Urges Dialogue Over Renewed Ethiopia Fighting
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday appealed to all parties involved in the renewed conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and neighbouring Afar and Amhara regions to embrace dialogue and end hostilities. The Pope made the appeal at the end of his General Audience, expressing concern over the renewed fighting and calling on the international community to […]
The Pope calls for the Tigray region in Ethiopia: "I fervently hope that the international community will make its contribution to ensure that all humanitarian aid reaches those in need."
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