LUANDA, April 19 – During a massive religious gathering in Angola on Sunday, Pope Leo condemned the escalating conflict in Ukraine and urged “for the weapons to fall silent and for the path of dialogue to be followed.”
The pontiff delivered these remarks following an outdoor Mass near Angola’s capital city of Luanda, which attracted approximately 100,000 worshippers.
Pope Leo, who is the first American to hold the papacy, also expressed optimism about the recent ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon that halted combat between Israeli military forces and the Iran-supported Hezbollah organization, describing it as a “reason for hope.”
