“It is here that we find a bulwark against that delusion of omnipotence that surrounds us and is becoming increasingly unpredictable and aggressive. Even the holy Name of God, the God of life, is being dragged into discourses of death.
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Born Robert Francis Prevost. American-born Pope, elected May 2025. Former Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops.
Statements (8)
“The threat to destroy an entire civilization is truly unacceptable. Any attack on civilian infrastructure violates international law. I urge Americans and all people of good will to contact their political leaders and congressional representatives to demand they reject war and work for peace.
“The threat to destroy an entire civilization is truly unacceptable. Any attack on civilian infrastructure violates international law. I urge Americans and all people of good will to contact their political leaders and congressional representatives to demand they reject war and work for peace.
“I call on those who have the power to unleash wars to lay down their weapons and choose peace.
“Brothers and sisters, this is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war. He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them, saying: Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood.
“Brothers and sisters, this is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war. He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them, saying: Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood.
“Stability and peace are not built with mutual threats, nor with weapons, which sow destruction, pain, and death, but only through a reasonable, authentic, and responsible dialogue. The world is faced with the possibility of a tragedy of enormous proportions.
“We have to look for ways of treating people humanely, treating people with the dignity that they have. If people are in the United States illegally, there are ways to treat that. There are courts. There's a system of justice. The treatment of long-term residents has been extremely disrespectful.