"Death enslaves those who have turned their backs on the living God, turning themselves and their own power into a mute, blind and deaf idol, to which they sacrifice every value, demanding that the whole world bend its knee." #PopeLeoXIV #PrayForPeace

“I will not shy away from announcing the message of the Gospel." #PopeLeoXIV

"Judgment will be without mercy for those who have not shown mercy." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi #PrayForPeace

Pope on board plane to Algeria: ‘I am not a politician, I speak of the Gospel' - Vatican News During the flight to Algeria, Pope Leo XIV responds to questions regarding US President Donald Trump's recent statements, saying he is

“I have no fear of the Trump administration or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel, which is what I believe I am here to do, what the Church is here to do.” #PopeLeoXIV www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

For it is when I am weak that I am strong (2 Cor 12:10). #PrayForAmerica

Cardinal McElroy: War in Iran 'morally illegitimate;' Let's pray ceasefire holds - Vatican News During his Vigil Mass for Peace, Cardinal Robert McElroy, Archbishop of Washington D.C., says that under Catholic just war principles, the initiation ...

“We desperately ask our God, the Prince of Peace, to open the minds and hearts of all those in positions of power to look beyond their own interests and see in its fullness the well-being of all those ensnared in this bitter and needless conflict.” #PrayForPeace www.vaticannews.va/en/church/ne...

"Enough of the idolatry of self and money! Enough of the display of power! Enough of war!" #PopeLeoXIV #PrayForPeace

"War divides; hope unites. Arrogance tramples upon others; love lifts up. Idolatry blinds us; the living God enlightens." #PopeLeoXIV #PrayForPeace

"Good Shepherd, you have a wild and crazy sheep in love with thorns and brambles. But please don't get tired of looking for me! I know you won't. For you have found me. All I have to do is stay found." #ThomasMerton

"It is not enough to say that we are Christians. We must live the faith, not just with our words but with our actions." #PopeFrancis

‘God does not bless any conflict’: pope issues new rebuke over Iran war Social media post names no names but criticizes attempts to use religion to glorify US war in Middle East

"God does not bless any conflict." #PopeLeoXIV #PrayForPeace www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

"Peace begins with each one of us: in the way we look at others, listen to others, and speak about others. In this sense, the way we communicate is fundamentally important: we must say 'no' to the war of words and images; we must reject the paradigm of war." #PopeLeoXIV #Peace

"Cry out to the world that a disciple of Christ...can never take the side of those who yesterday wielded a sword and today drop bombs." #PopeLeoXIV #BePeace #MakePeace #PrayForPeace

Editorial: Trump's threats force Catholics to decide if they will be complicit On the holiest day of Christianity, the U.S. president threatened to annihilate a civilization. That is corporate evil.

"Will we be complicit in genocidal threats against other cultures? Will we be quiet in the face of cruelty against our immigrant neighbors?...We can resist." #PrayForPeace #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...

"If Jesus was at the border, would Christians let him in?" #PrayForAmerica religionnews.com/2026/04/09/i...

"Hope is the virtue of the little ones." #PopeFrancis #Hope

"This is the moment of truth. Will we bend down to touch and heal the wounds of others? Will we bend down and help another person get up? This is today's challenge. We should not be afraid to face it." #PopeFrancis #LiveTheGospel #LoveEachOther

St. Augustine is key to the difference between Pete Hegseth and Pope Leo In the Christian tradition, the violent language found in the imprecatory psalms can never be separated from Jesus' command to love one's enemies. Scripture can never, as Peter Hegseth does, be marsha...

"Any interpretation [of scripture] that does not build up love of God and neighbor is not simply politically misguided. It is blasphemous." #LoveEachOther #PrayForPeace #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/st-a...

"The forces of evil have not abdicated. The malevolent ghosts of hatred are resurgent with a fury and a boldness that are as astounding as they are nauseating.” #ElieWiesel

Apostolic Vicar: Even where humanity has lost its reason, we are to testify love - Vatican News The Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, Bishop Paolo Martinelli, OFM Cap., says that even where humanity may seem to have lost its reason and where ...

"Dear brothers and sisters, our task is to testify that love conquers." #LiveTheGospel #ShareGodsLove #PrayForPeace www.vaticannews.va/en/church/ne...

Pope Leo XIV meets a moment of moral hunger - The Boston Globe Rising attendance and new converts reflect a search for meaning in a culture unsettled by politics and disconnection.

"Faced with the unbending immorality of our current political leaders, people are open to a voice that forces us to think about where the line between right and wrong should be drawn." #LiveTheGospel #ShareGodsLove www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/06/o...

"Easter brings the good news that although things seem to get worse in the world, the Evil One has already been overcome." #HenriNouwen

"We cannot continue to be indifferent! And we cannot resign ourselves to evil!" #PopeLeoXIV

"Let those who have weapons lay them down! Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace! Not a peace imposed by force, but through dialogue! Not with a desire to dominate others, but to encounter them!" #PopeLeoXIV

Do not envy a violent man or choose to imitate any of his ways (Proverbs 3:31). #PrayForPeace #HappyEaster

"We cannot celebrate Easter without continuing to deal with the nights that dwell in our hearts and the shadows of death that so often loom over our world (2025)." #PopeFrancis #Easter

"In this we can glory: in our infirmities and in carrying each day the holy cross of our Lord Jesus Christ." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi #HolySaturday

"I need of nothing more. I know Christ, the poor crucified one." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi #GoodFriday

"Look long at the Good Shepherd, who to save his sheep, endured the suffering of the cross." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi #GoodFriday

"It is the way of suffering, but also the way to healing. It is the way of humiliation, but also the way to resurrection...It is the way of hiddenness, but also the way that leads to the light that will shine for all people." #HenriNouwen #GoodFriday