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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Edward Helmore

Pope says ‘enough of war’ and decries ‘delusion of omnipotence’ at peace vigil

man in red and cream robe speaks into microphone while holding papers in church
Pope Leo XIV presides over a prayer vigil and rosary for peace in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on 11 April. Photograph: Remo Casilli/Reuters

Pope Leo XIV stepped into the international political arena at evening prayers in St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City on Saturday, saying prayer for peace is “a bulwark against that delusion of omnipotence that surrounds us and is becoming increasingly unpredictable and aggressive.”

The first US-born pope said: “Even the holy Name of God, the God of life, is being dragged into discourses of death.”

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