Daniel del Castillo González
During an Angelus reflection that began with the parable of forgiveness, Pope Leo XIV remembered the September 11 attacks as the tragedy reaches its 25th anniversary.
The pope, the first American to occupy the Chair of Peter, renewed his prayers for the victims and for those who still carry the wounds of that day.
LEO XIV
Two days ago marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks in the United States of America. I renew my prayers for those who lost their lives and for those who continue to bear the wounds of that tragic day.
Leo XIV warned that resentment and revenge ultimately destroy relationships, divide families and, in their most extreme form, unleash wars.
LEO XIV
Forgiveness is indispensable, and without it, we cannot live in peace. Sooner or later, in our hearts and among people, conflicts, accusations, resentment and revenge arise, destroying relationships, dividing families and unleashing wars.
Peter asked Jesus how many times he should forgive. Two thousand years later, the American pope gave the faithful the same answer: seventy times seven.
