Pope Leo XIV Urges Sudan Peace, Backs 8th Christian-Muslim Colloquium and Vatican Science
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Updated · exaudi.org · May 11
Pope Leo XIV Urges Sudan Peace, Backs 8th Christian-Muslim Colloquium and Vatican Science
6 articles · Updated · exaudi.org · May 11
Sudan topped Pope Leo XIV’s agenda on Monday as he met the country’s prime minister and urged the international community not to forget Sudanese suffering, calling for a halt to hostilities and a peace built on mutual respect.
The same day, Leo told the Vatican Observatory Foundation that rigorous science remains essential to the Church, citing the observatory’s 135-year mission and warning that denial of objective truth endangers both the planet and vulnerable people.
At the 8th Christian-Muslim colloquium, he said religions must be instruments of peace rather than division, urging believers to turn compassion into solidarity and praising Jordan’s support for refugees.
The three meetings projected a broader Vatican line under Leo XIV: diplomacy for conflict zones, cooperation with science, and interfaith dialogue as linked responses to war, indifference and social fragmentation.
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