“God’s table is prepared for everyone” and “no one is reserved crumbs because everyone has their own place with the Father. In the light of this faith, inequalities, discrimination, and barriers that trample the dignity of too many sons and daughters of God become unbearable.” The Pope said this at the Angelus recited in Castel Gandolfo. Pope Leo XIV then added: “We are the Church of Jesus Christ in a troubled world, a world seeking peace.”
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Stop the violence against Palestinians in the West Bank
The Pope continued by renewing the appeal, met with long applause from the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, “that the repeated violence against the Palestinian civilian population in the West Bank cease, and I urgently ask the international community to ensure progress towards the two-State solution for a just and lasting peace.”
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Mediterranean Games should be a prophecy of peace
“This week,” the Holy Father said again, “the Mediterranean Games will begin, taking place in Taranto and involving several countries from Africa, Asia, and Europe that belong to the Mediterranean area. I hope that this sporting event will be a prophecy of peace and brotherhood among the peoples of this region and the entire world.”
