The Pope shows his closeness to the Palestinian people and invokes human dignity

Leo XIV today expressed his “deep closeness to the Palestinian people in Gaza, who continue to live in fear and in unacceptable conditions, forcibly displaced within their own lands.” In a solemn tone, “before the Almighty Lord, who has commanded that no one be killed,” he recalled the “inviolable dignity” of every person.

Francisco Otamendi

September 17, 2025

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Explosion in Gaza, following an Israeli military operation, on August 26, 2025 (Photo OSV News/Dawoud Abu Alkas, Reuters).

El Papa León ha realizado esta mañana en la Plaza de San Pedro, ante decenas de miles de fieles, un fuerte llamamiento al alto el fuego en Gaza, y a la liberación de los rehenes. Al final de la Audiencia, en lengua italiana, en el día de su onomástica, el Pontífice ha mostrado su “profunda...

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