Pope calls for ceasefire in Gaza, in first Sunday address – Middle East Monitor

Pope Leo XIV has appealed to the world’s major powers for “no more war”” in his first Sunday message to crowds in St. Peter’s Square since his election as pontiff, Reuters reported.

The new pope, elected on 8 May, called for an “authentic and lasting peace” in Ukraine, a ceasefire in Gaza, and the release of all Israeli captives held in the enclave.

Speaking in fluent Italian, Leo also welcomed the recent fragile ceasefire between India and…