vanessa guerra

I don’t say this often, but with Pope Leo and the unified Vatican/Church stance against the US war against Iran, I couldn’t be prouder to be a Roman Catholic today.

El Papa literalmente hace un llamado a oponerse a la guerra Pero algunos católicos prefieren aplaudirle sus acciones a un genocida Los idiotizó su ideología

🚨 The Pentagon summoned the Pope’s ambassador to a closed-door meeting and threatened him. Named official. On record. Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby called Cardinal Christophe Pierre to the Pentagon and delivered this message: “The United States has the military power to do whatever it wants in the world. The Catholic Church had better take its side.” Then a U.S. official invoked the Avignon Papacy — the 14th century moment when the French monarchy used military force to physically remove the Pope from Rome and bend the Church to its will. The Vatican understood the reference immediately. The Pope’s planned visit to America for the 250th anniversary celebration was cancelled. And then something remarkable happened. The Pope didn’t retreat. He pressed harder. He called the war unjust. He called Trump’s threats unacceptable. He told Americans to call Congress.

🕊️ El Santo Padre León XIV ha renovado hoy, durante la audiencia general, su invitación a todos los fieles a unirse en oración por la paz. 📍 La Vigilia tendrá lugar en la Basílica de San Pedro 📅 Sábado 11 de abril de 2026 🕕 18:00 horas La celebración estará presidida por el Santo Padre y abierta a la participación de todos los fieles. 🙏 Unidos en la oración, pedimos juntos por la paz. #RadioMaríaEspaña #LeónXIV #PapaLeónXIV #OraciónPorLaPaz #VigiliaDeOración #BasílicaDeSanPedro #Paz #Iglesia #Fe #Oración #Católicos #Roma #11DeAbril #UnidosEnLaOración

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. ewtnnews.com/vatican/vatica…

No se metan con la Iglesia Católica. No la van a derrotar nunca. Nadie en la historia pudo contra el Papa, el Vicario de Cristo y Sucesor del Príncipe de los Apóstoles Pedro. Cayeron imperios, se disolvieron monarquías, se depusieron dictadores, pasaron guerras, crisis económicas, ideologías y la Iglesia Universal siempre prevalece. Que no provoquen, porque van a ser doblegados. Ya les pasó a sus jefes que lo intentaron y terminaron filtrados, con su red de explotación sexual desarticulada y entregados todos a la Justicia. Que no avancen porque les va a salir mal. Deus Vult ✝️

@EWTNVaticano Que comentarios tan ridículos, reduciendo todo a comunismo, socialismo, etc, gente que vive en el pasado y que se aferra a ideologías caducadas y que actualmente son fantasmas que solo existen en su cabeza!

El Vaticano pide no dejar solo al Papa León XIV: Necesitamos “más voces” contra la guerra. aciprensa.com/noticias/12388…

@ComunianValbelo @EWTNVaticano Pues está hablando de los civiles INOCENTES que mueren a diario en esta guerra….

@EWTNVaticano Não vamos sair em defesa da ditadura dos aiatolás do Irã e seus braços do terror Hamas e Hezbollah

@envyboxing @EWTNVaticano Si, tmb se pronunció sobre eso…

@EWTNVaticano ¿Te refieres a la matanza de católicos en Nigeria?

Es la batalla para la que Francisco preparó todo esto. Si un Papa podía plantarse contra el principal imperio de esta época, debía ser un Papa nacido ahí.

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.

Os EUA ameaçando com todo o seu poderio bélico um Papa apenas por defender a paz. E o que o Papa faz? Convoca todos os católicos a rezarem pela paz. Não se intimidou, não se calou.

El Vaticano le pide a los católicos que NO dejen solo al Papa en la oposición a la guerra

Nuestra primera semana en Corea, estamos cumpliendo muchos sueños. Qué loco todo lo que ha pasado, pero lo mejor es compartirlo con ustedes. 사랑해 ⚡️⚡️ #SANTOSBRAVOS #STBV_Korea #산토스브라보스

⛑️Vota contra el pacto⛑️

Renuevo a todos la invitación a unirse a mí en la Vigilia de Oración por la Paz que celebraremos en la Basílica de San Pedro el sábado 11 de abril a las 18.00, hora de Roma. #OremosJuntos #Paz

Todos unidos para acabar con el fujimorismo Si no pasa la valla, se acaba la delincuencia. #Fujimorisnonuncamas

@starsofkoo En San Marcos hace mucho aire que te congelas, sobre todo en tribuna, me pasó en el concierto de Dua Lipa, lo mejor es llevar algo q te abrigue…

NO SE OLVIDARTE BABY SORRY 😞😞😞