Pope Leo: Peace Over Prayers for Power

0:00It's March 29th. Europe news today starts now. AI powered and always on. Pope Leo dropped a powerful message during Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter Square, speaking to tens of thousands. He straight up rejected any claim that God backs war, calling Jesus the King of Peace, who ignores prayers from those pushing violence and comforts the. A priest instead. This hits hard with the U.S. Israeli conflict against Iran. Now in its second month, and Russia's grind in Ukraine still raging. Leaders on every side have twisted faith to defend their moves, from American officials framing it as a holy fight to Russia's Orthodox Church calling. Their invasion righteous. Palm Sunday marks Jesus riding into Jerusalem before his crucifixion on Good Friday and Resurrection at Easter. Last year, Pope Francis was recovering from double pneumonia, barely made it for a final Easter way to the crowd, then passed from a stroke the next.

1:00Day. Leo, the first United States-born Pope, is steering Holy Week back to classic traditions. He's hosting the Holy Thursday footwashing at the Basilica of St. John Lateran with priests, unlike Francis' outreach to prisons and refugees, and leading Friday's Colosseum procession, plus Easter vigil baptisms. As bombs fall, intentions climb. Leo's words cut through. Merging the world to choose peace over prayers for power this Holy Week.