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Greta Thunberg: “Israel named me the second most dangerous antisemite in the world. Because I use terms like ‘genocide,’ ‘siege,’ and ‘mass starvation’ to describe what is happening in Gaza. Meanwhile, the genocide continues. Israel just passed a new law to impose death penalty based on race only for Palestinians. This is apartheid. We must demand sanctions, accountability for war criminals, and an end to our complicity in genocide and apartheid. It is the bare fucking minimum.”

Kyle Kulinski: “I’m so over the false equivalence. The Democrats did not kick 18M people off Medicaid, the Republicans did. The Democrats did not repeatedly cut taxes for the Epstein Class and raise it on the bottom 90%, the Republicans did. There is no both sides bad false equivalence bullshit”

Trump: I’m gonna wipe out an entire civilization. Pope: That’s wrong. Vance: The pope should stick to questions of morality.

Trump has suddenly canceled funding for Catholic charities that support homeless children amid his feud with the Pope.

Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth. #ApostolicJourney #Cameroon vatican.va/content/leo-xi…

Those who obey God rather than human beings (At 5:29) and earthly ways of thinking rediscover their inner freedom, succeed in discovering the value of goodness and do not resign themselves to evil. They find anew their way in life and become builders of #Peace and #Fraternity. #ApostolicJourney #Cameroon vatican.va/content/leo-xi…

Let us reject the logic of violence and war, and embrace peace founded on love and justice—an unarmed peace, not based on fear, threats or weapons. This peace is disarming, because it is capable of resolving conflicts, opening hearts, and generating trust, empathy, and hope. I strongly reiterate: The world thirsts for #Peace! Enough of war and all the pain it causes through death, destruction, and exile! #ApostolicJourney #Cameroon

🔴 Gazze'de çocuk olmak..

Literally breaking one of his core promises. " I will lower gas prices on day one".

Israel is bombing Catholic churches and I'm being told to bow down to Israel. Screw you.

Pope Leo: “I express my closeness to the beloved Lebanese people. I appeal to the parties in conflict to cease the fighting and to urgently seek a peaceful solution. The principle of humanity, inscribed in the conscience of every person and recognized in international laws, entails the moral obligation to protect the civilian population from the atrocious effects of war.”

It is not always easy to believe. It was not easy for Thomas, and it is not easy for us either. Faith needs to be nourished and sustained. For this reason, on the “eighth day” — that is, every Sunday — the Church invites us to do as the first disciples did: gather together and celebrate the Eucharist. #GospelOfToday (Jn 20:19–31)

“I receive letters from children in war zones every day. They tell of the pain and sorrow of war, while grown-ups boast of its effects. “We must instead listen to the children.” — Pope Leo XIV

In these days of sorrow, fear, and unwavering hope in God, I feel closer than ever to the beloved people of Lebanon. The principle of humanity, inscribed in the conscience of every person and recognized in international law, entails a moral obligation to protect the civilian population from the horrific effects of war. I call on the parties in the conflict to declare a ceasefire and urgently seek a peaceful solution.

Well I hope he wouldn’t be America First 😂

Those who pray are aware of their own limitations; they do not kill or threaten with death. Instead, 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 (Ps 115:4–8), to which they sacrifice every value, demanding that the whole world bend its knee. Enough of the idolatry of self and money! Enough of the display of power! Enough of war! True strength is shown in serving life. #Peace

God does not bless any conflict. Anyone who is a disciple of Christ, the Prince of Peace, is never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs. Military action will not create space for freedom or times of #Peace, which comes only from the patient promotion of coexistence and dialogue among peoples.

Absurd and inhuman violence is spreading ferociously through the sacred places of the Christian East, profaned by the blasphemy of war and the brutality of business, with no regard for people’s lives, which are considered at most collateral damage of self-interest. But no gain can be worth the life of the weakest, children, or families. No cause can justify the shedding of innocent blood.

Hundreds of millions of people throughout the world are immersed in extreme poverty. Yet, disproportionate wealth remains in the hands of a few. It is an unjust scenario, in the face of which we cannot fail to question ourselves and commit to change things. There is no lack of resources at the root of disparities, but the need to address solvable problems related to a more equitable distribution of wealth, to be achieved with moral sense and honesty.

I renew my invitation for everyone to join me for the Prayer Vigil for Peace, which we will celebrate in St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, April 11, at 6:00 PM Rome time. #PrayTogether #Peace