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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo XIV remembers 9/11 victims 25 years on with call for ‘peace’

Marking the 25th anniversary of the 11 September terrorist attacks in his native country, Pope Leo XIV, history's first American pope, called for a renewed commitment to peace on Sunday.

Addressing gathered crowds in English from his studio window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, the Chicago-born pope made his first public comments commemorating the occasion following his traditional Sunday noon blessing.

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