Flags of Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and Croatia filled Saint Peter's Square on Sunday. As is with every week, thousands gathered beneath the balcony of the Apostolic Palace to hear what Pope Leo XIV had to say.
After the Angelus prayer, the Pope took a moment to comment on current international affairs. The days prior marked the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Pontiff used this moment to call for peace today.
POPE LEO XIV
May those who make decisions always keep in mind their responsibility for the consequences of those decisions on populations; may they not ignore the needs of the most vulnerable, nor the universal yearning for peace.
Pope Leo also urged the international community to take action regarding what is happening in Haiti.
POPE LEO XIV
The situation of the Haitian people is increasingly desperate. News of murders, all types of violence, human trafficking, forced exiles, and kidnappings is constant. I make an urgent appeal to all responsible parties to immediately release the hostages, and I call on the international community for concrete support to create the social and institutional conditions that would allow Haitians to live in peace.
Pope Leo XIV did not overlook a major piece of news: he congratulated the governments of Azerbaijan and Armenia, who signed a peace agreement at the White House after years of conflict.
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