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Pope says ‘there is no such thing as a holy war’ in message to religious leaders
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ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday denounced any religious justification for wars raging around the world, saying “there is no such thing as a holy war.” “Only peace is holy,” Leo said in a video-message to a gathering of religious leaders in the Italian hilltop town of Assisi.
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ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday denounced any religious justification for wars raging around the world, saying “there is no such thing as a holy war.” “Only peace is holy,” Leo said in a video-message to a gathering of religious leaders in the Italian hilltop town of Assisi.
Pope Leo XIV delivers a powerful message from the Vatican to religious leaders gathered in Assisi, Italy, declaring that war can never be justified in God's name. Marking 40 years since the historic 1986 interfaith prayer gathering, the Holy Father calls for an end to violence and urges believers to…
