Vatican City:
Pope Leo XIV said he was happy to listen to the recent Alto El Fuego de India-Pakistan and hoped that the negotiations will lead to a lasting agreement between the neighbors with nuclear weapons.
The new Pope appealed to the main powers of the world for “No More War” in his first Sunday message to the crowds in the Plaza de San Pedro from his election as a pontiff.
Pope Leo, chosen on May 8, requested an “authentic and lasting peace” in Ukraine, a high fire in Gaza, and the launch of all Israeli hostages held by the Militant Group Hamas.
Speaking in Italian fluid, Leo also welcomed the recent Alto the fragile fire between India and Pakistan, negotiated during the night and said he was praying to God to give the world the “miracle of peace.”
“No more war!” The Pope said, repeating a frequent call from the late Pope Francis and pointing out the recent 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in which some 60 million people killed.
Leo said that today’s world was living “the dramatic scenario of a third World War that was fought to fragmentation”, again repeating an aquatic phrase by Francis.
Tens of thousands of people in the Plaza de San Pedro and in Via della Coniliazione, which led the Vatican to applaud the call to peace in what was a cheerful occasion despite Leo’s solemn message.
The new Pope said he carries in his heart the “suffering of the beloved people of Ukraine.”
Hours after the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, proposed direct conversations with Ukraine with the aim of finishing the bloody three -year war, Leo asked for negotiations to reach an “authentic, fair and lasting peace.”
The Pope also said that he was “deeply sad” for the war in Gaza, asking for a high immediate fire, humanitarian aid and the liberation of the remaining hostages held by Hamas.
