On Easter Day, Pope Leo XIV led the prayer of the "Queen of Heaven" in the Vatican and addressed the believers gathered in St. Peter's Square, calling them to pray for peace without ceasing. "Armenpress" informs about it, citing Euronews.
"It is important that the message of hope arising from the resurrection of Jesus after the crucifixion reaches the oppressed," said Pope Leo XIV. The Holy Father called for "the Good News to reach those who today suffer the most from the evil that spoils history and distorts conscience." "I think about peoples torn apart by war, Christians persecuted for their faith and children deprived of the opportunity to study.
Proclaiming Easter with Christ's words and deeds means giving a new voice to hope, which would otherwise be drowned by the hands of violence," said the Pope. Leo XIV also recalled the deep witness of faith and love of his predecessor, Pope Francis, and called on the faithful to preserve his memory.
