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Renewed papal plea for Gaza, release of hostages
May 30, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: At the conclusion of his May 28 general audience, Pope Leo XIV renewed his plea for peace in Gaza.
“In the Gaza Strip, the cry of mothers, of fathers who clutch the lifeless bodies of children and who are continually forced to move in search of a little food and safer shelter from bombing, rises ever more intensely to the sky,” he told pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square. “I renew my appeal to the leaders: cease fire, release all hostages, fully respect humanitarian law.”
“Mary Queen of Peace, pray for us,” he added.
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