{"id":172,"date":"2025-05-13T23:20:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T23:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/?p=172"},"modified":"2025-05-13T23:20:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T23:20:39","slug":"pope-leo-xiv-sends-a-message-to-worlds-great-powers-in-his-first-sunday-noon-blessing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/?p=172","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo XIV Sends a Message to World\u2019s \u2018Great Powers\u2019 in His First Sunday Noon Blessing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just days after his election, Pope Leo XIV has made a striking debut, using his first public address to call for peace in Ukraine and Gaza, justice for the oppressed, and unity within the Catholic Church. Speaking from St. Peter\u2019s Basilica, the first American pope urged global powers to reject war, echoing Pope Francis\u2019 warning of a \u201cthird world war in pieces.\u201d He called for an end to violence in Gaza, support for civilians, and the release of hostages and prisoners of war.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<p>Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, also sparked attention for past tweets criticizing U.S. political figures like JD Vance over immigration and Christian values. His brother, John Prevost, said the pope is unlikely to stay silent on such issues.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p>In a conversation with ABC News, John shared a story from Pope Leo\u2019s childhood, recalling a neighbor who predicted he would become the first American pope. The story went viral, resonating with many who saw it as a sign of destiny.<\/p>\n<p>Now 69, Pope Leo brings decades of missionary work and Vatican leadership. Despite initial doubts, his family watched in awe as white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on May 8, 2025.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote id=\"v50094286549417400\" class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nbcnews\/video\/7502211263188225326\" data-video-id=\"7502211263188225326\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\"><p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed\/v2\/7502211263188225326?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Flifepress.info%2F3267%2F&amp;embedFrom=oembed\" name=\"__tt_embed__v50094286549417400\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"\"><\/iframe><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nbcnews\/video\/7502211263188225326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch on TikTok<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In a touching detail, John described playing Wordle and chatting about movies with his brother days before the conclave. \u201cHe\u2019s just a regular person,\u201d he said, emphasizing the pope\u2019s humble nature and commitment to the poor.<\/p>\n<p>The Vatican officially confirmed the election with the traditional\u00a0<em>Habemus Papam<\/em>\u00a0announcement. Pope Leo then delivered the\u00a0<em>Urbi et Orbi<\/em>\u00a0blessing, beginning his papacy with a call for peace, justice, and compassion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just days after his election, Pope Leo XIV has made a striking debut, using his first public address to call for peace in Ukraine and Gaza, justice for the oppressed, and unity within the Catholic Church. Speaking from St. Peter\u2019s Basilica, the first American pope urged global powers to reject war, echoing Pope Francis\u2019 warning&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/?p=172\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Pope Leo XIV Sends a Message to World\u2019s \u2018Great Powers\u2019 in His First Sunday Noon Blessing&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=172"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":174,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172\/revisions\/174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}