Pope Leo urges world not to become desensitised to global conflicts

Pope Leo called on people not to become desensitised to global conflicts and to renew efforts toward peace during an Easter vigil Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica.

“Let us not allow ourselves to be paralysed,” the first American pope said, speaking on one of the holiest nights in the Christian calendar.

He warned that mistrust and fear have been allowed to “sever the bonds between us through war, injustice and the isolation of peoples and nations.”

While the pope has been an outspoken critic of the US-Israel war on Iran, he did not mention any specific conflicts during the service.