VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Leo XIV prayed for a just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
We ask God, who is the true peace of humanity, to heal all wounds and to help us with his grace to accomplish what now seems humanly impossible: to remember that the other is not an enemy, but a brother or sister to be seen, forgiven and offered the hope of reconciliation.
The pope's statement came after the start of the first phase of a peace deal between Israel and Gaza, led by U.S. Trump.
The pope highlighted the new peace deal as a "spark of hope in the Holy Land."
Author's summary: Pope Leo XIV prays for lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians.