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Pope on Palm Sunday: "Lay down your arms, remember you are brothers!"
Pope Leo XIV called for an end to armed conflicts during his first Palm Sunday Mass, urging the faithful to "lay down their arms" and remember human fraternity as the basis for peace.
TL;DR
- Pope Leo XIV called for peace and an end to conflict during his first Palm Sunday Mass.
- He urged the faithful to "lay down arms, remember you are brothers!"
- The Pope stated that God rejects war and that violence cannot be used to justify conflict.
- He referenced Jesus as the King of Peace who did not arm himself or fight wars, showing God's gentle face.
- Pope Leo XIV's Holy Week schedule includes the traditional Via Crucis at the Colosseum and Holy Thursday Mass at St. John Lateran.
- This marks the first Holy Week of Pope Leo XIV since his election.