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Pope Leo XIV will lead a Prayer Vigil for Peace in Saint Peter's Basilica TOMORROW, on Saturday 11th April at 6pm

[Colm Flynn @colmflynnire]

French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron arrived at the Vatican today, where Macron held a private meeting with Pope Leo XIV and exchanged gifts with the pontiff. Their talks focused mainly on the war in the Middle East, focusing on Lebanon.

This was the French president’s first meeting with Pope Leo XIV. Macron’s last papal meeting was with Pope Francis in Ajaccio, France, in 2024.

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Who also supports the Pope? ✋🏽

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[Faith Merrill @itsFaithMerrill]

Just a reminder to Trump and his team

Don’t mess with the Catholic Church.

We will defeat you.

[Anthony @Catholicizm1]

If you take issue with this statement you’ve lost your humanity.

[Esteban Trapiello @TrapieLLo]

El papa acaba de lanzar la BÍBLIA a Trump, calificando la guerra en Irán de INJUSTA. Pide a los estadounidenses que convoquen al Congreso y exijan la destitución de Trump.

[EWTN News @EWTNews]

VATICAN CITY — Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin warned that the “logic of the strongest” risks prevailing on the international stage and called on Christians to become “voices of peace” who do not leave Pope Leo XIV standing alone in his opposition to war.

In an interview with Dialoghi, a cultural magazine linked to Italian Catholic Action, Parolin said the voice of the pope is “prophetic” but risks becoming “a voice crying in the wilderness if it is not supported and helped concretely.”

His remarks also offer a key to understanding the peace prayer vigil Leo XIV has called for April 11 in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Parolin recalled the 2003 Iraq war, when St. John Paul II pleaded for the conflict to be avoided but “was left alone.” He therefore stressed the need to support the current pontiff’s appeal for a peace that is “unarmed and disarming” and to reject “the false propaganda of rearmament.”

“There is a need for more voices of peace, more voices against the madness of the rush toward rearmament, more voices raised in favor of our poorest brothers and sisters, more voices and more proposals — I am thinking, for example, of the world of Catholic universities — for new economic models inspired by justice and care for the weakest instead of the idolatry of money,” Parolin said.

The cardinal described an alarming international climate in which military action appears to impose itself too easily.

“I am struck by how much determination — I was about to say ease — with which the military option is presented as decisive, almost inevitable,” he said.

According to the Vatican secretary of state, this trend has left diplomacy practically “mute,” unable to activate alternative tools, while awareness of the tragedy of war and the value of shared rules is being lost.

Parolin said the root of the problem is a “multi-polarism inspired by the primacy of power,” in which states place greater trust in force than in international law. That, he said, has produced “double standards,” visible in the differing reactions to attacks on civilians in Ukraine and the destruction in Gaza.

“Many governments,” Parolin said, “have expressed indignation over attacks against Ukrainian civilians by Russian missiles and drones, imposing sanctions on the aggressors.”

“I do not think the same has happened with the tragedy of the destruction of Gaza,” he added.

For the cardinal, this is a case of “double standards” tied to the “primacy of power” — the dominance of one’s own country over others — with international law invoked “only when convenient” and ignored in many other cases.

“It seems there has been a lack of awareness of the value of peace, awareness of the tragic reality of war, awareness of the importance of shared rules and of respecting them,” he said.

Parolin also lamented the weakening of the global diplomatic architecture and said it is “utopian” to think peace can be guaranteed “by weapons and by balances imposed by the strongest rather than by international agreements.”

“We cannot surrender to the logic of the strongest,” the cardinal insisted, because that logic “bends international law to its own interests” and weakens multilateral institutions.

In that context, he also expressed regret that Europe has been unable to speak with one voice. He said it is necessary “to rekindle in peoples the sense of European belonging and, in leadership, the awareness of the need for common actions without ever failing the principles that are at the foundation of the European Union itself.”

Regarding the United Nations, Parolin said the Holy See “continues to believe in its importance,” considering international organizations essential for restraining the logic of the strongest. At the same time, he acknowledged that the use of the veto has limited the U.N.’s ability to act.

“We cannot move from the force of law to the law of force,” he warned.

Parolin also highlighted the role believers can play, including defending life and human dignity, protecting religious freedom, promoting reforms to the economic and financial system in line with the Church’s social doctrine, and caring for creation.

Finally, the cardinal addressed the cultural impact of new technologies, saying hyper-connectivity and the spread of fake news help fuel fear and build new walls.

“As Christians, we must oppose this drift with our daily lives,” he concluded.

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[Suzie rizzio @Suzierizzo1]

Who thinks that Pope Leo XIV should excommunicate J.D Vance and any other Catholics involved with the Pentagon threatening him with the U.S Military? Yes or No

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Pope Leo is being given an Olympic torch from the Milan–Cortina Games as he meets with the Italian team (today)

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#ourwar

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So…… First lady Melania Trump is claiming she does not know and never met Jeffrey Epstein - meanwhile:

[Robin Monotti @robinmonotti]

"REJECT THE UNJUST WAR" - POPE LEO

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The American most likely to earn a Nobel Peace Prize

[LG Basler @Arma_Lite_14]

JUST IN: The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against absolute immunity for Donald Trump in the Epstein case, allowing him to be legally subpoenaed.

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[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🚨MAJOR BREAKING: The Pentagon threatened the Pope’s ambassador.

The direct message delivered to the Vatican’s diplomat:

“America has the military power to do whatever it wants in the world. The Catholic Church had better take its side.”

The Pope declared the Iran War unjust.
Called it a war crime. Told Americans to call Congress.

So the Pentagon warned the Vatican to get in line.