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Pope Leo XIV urges peace in first Easter Mass

Catholic Christians gathered around the world on Easter Sunday to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and share a message of hope.

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00:06Catholic Christians gathered at masses around the world on Easter Sunday to
00:10share the message of hope as a celebration of Jesus Christ's
00:14resurrection. During his first Easter blessing in Saint Peter's Square, Pope
00:22Leo XIV took the opportunity to promote a message of peace, urging those who have
00:27the power to start wars to choose peace instead. Addressing more than 50,000
00:38faithful, the pontiff warned against the globalization of indifference, echoing
00:44his predecessor Pope Francis. The war has impacted the lives of Christian
00:49minorities in the Middle East. In the Holy Land, the historic alleyways of
00:55Jerusalem sat in haunting silence. Security restrictions turned the Church of the
01:00Holy Sepulchre, the very site of the resurrection, into a limited zone for the
01:05few.
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