VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo led the world's Catholics into Easter at a Saturday night (Apr 4) vigil Mass in St Peter's Basilica, urging people not to feel numbed by the scope of conflicts raging across the world and to work for peace. Pope Leo, who has emerged as an outspoken critic of the Iran war, said that mistrust and fear have been allowed to "sever the bonds between us through war, injustice and the isolation of peoples and nations". the first US pope exhorted in a service for the holiest night in the Catholic calendar, when the Bible says Jesus rose from the dead.
Published at: 2026-04-04 21:35:00
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