Leo XIV criticizes disregard for international law

Leo XIV denounces the weakening of international and humanitarian law in the face of war and persecution.

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June 30, 2025

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El Papa León XIV posa para una foto con miembros de ROACO , una coalición de organizaciones benéficas católicas. ©Foto CNS/Vatican Media

During the 98th plenary assembly of the "Meeting of the Relief Works of the Oriental Churches" (ROACO), held on Thursday 26th in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace, the Pope Leo XIV received the participants in audience. They were representatives of regions where Eastern Rite Catholics are a minority and are currently facing situations of war or religious persecution. In this context, the Pope denounced the progressive deterioration of international and humanitarian law, and offered a reflection on the role of Catholics in the face of this reality.


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