Pope Urges Europe to Draw From Christian Roots to Confront Thirst for Domination Driving Wars - Boston News, Weather, Sports
- On Monday, Pope Leo XIV urged Europe to draw from its Christian roots to blunt the "desire for domination" driving today's wars, concluding a four-day visit to France recalling post-World War II integration.
- In Metz, Leo honored Robert Schuman, whose 1950 declaration created the European Coal and Steel Community to make war between France and Germany "materially impossible" following World War II devastation.
- Huge crowds greeted Leo throughout his trip, including 800,000 at Mass on Paris' Place de la Concorde, before he visited the Metz cathedral nicknamed the "Lanterne du Bon Dieu," or "The Good Lord's Lantern."
- President Emmanuel Macron hosted leaders from Monaco, Andorra, and Luxembourg at an intergovernmental conference, while Leo separately urged French religious leaders to preach messages of peace and unity across borders.
- Leo condemned medically assisted dying at Lourdes as "false compassion," emphasizing that religious discourse must avoid justifying violence to ensure the "disarmament of hearts and words.
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Pope: Europe must return to path of dialogue, not military buildup, to end ‘senseless slaughter’
Pope Leo XIV urged European leaders to courageously choose peaceful dialogue and guard themselves against the illusion that military buildups are the answer to conflicts threatening the continent. The post Pope: Europe must return to path of dialogue, not military buildup, to end ‘senseless slaughter’ first appeared on OSV News.
In Metz, for his final day in France, Pope Leo XIV gave a long speech on Europe, in front of Emmanuel Macron. In particular, the sovereign pontiff called for the preservation of himself "against the illusion of rearmament". Re-list his speech in full in the video at the head of this article. - "The war has resurfaced in Europe": re-listen Pope Leo XIV's speech from Metz (Social Subjects).
Pope urges Europe to draw from Christian roots to confront thirst for domination driving wars - Boston News, Weather, Sports
METZ, France (AP) — Pope Leo XIV urged Europe on Monday to draw from its Christian roots and traditions of dialogue to blunt the “desire...
Leon XIV defends in Metz international law and the Christian roots of the EU against “the will for domination”, but warns of “the illusion of rearmament”
Pope Leo XIV sends a new warning to Europe on the arms race and invites us not to confuse the search for peace with a naive irenism. The question, the Pontiff warns, is whether they are really making creative efforts to promote peace or if, on the contrary, we are [...] The article The Pope all'Europa: "Beware of the illusion of re-armament. Relations between more and more barbaric states, work for peace" comes from The Daily Fact.
Pope Leo XIV, during his visit to France, called on Europe not to give way to the illusion of rearmament for the sake of peace, but to focus on the promotion of world peace. Pontifik addressed the meeting "Towards the roots of Europe for Peace and Unity" at the Robert Shuman Conference Center in the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron. Lev XIV stated that the illusion should be avoided that rearmament would lead to peace, noting that th…
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