“Jesus is the King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war,” the pope told the crowd at St. Peter’s Square. “He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.”

The pope’s Palm Sunday sermon made headlines for its anti-war message.

Pope Leo referred to a passage from the Book of Isaiah saying, “Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood.”

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