{"id":172129,"date":"2025-11-17T05:27:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T05:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/pope-at-mass-world-leaders-must-heed-cry-of-the-poor-no-peace-without-justice-vatican-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T05:27:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T05:27:06","slug":"pope-at-mass-world-leaders-must-heed-cry-of-the-poor-no-peace-without-justice-vatican-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/pope-at-mass-world-leaders-must-heed-cry-of-the-poor-no-peace-without-justice-vatican-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope at Mass: World leaders must heed cry of the poor\u2014no peace without justice – Vatican News"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Devin Watkins<\/b>
On the Ninth World Day of the Poor, Pope Leo XIV presided at Mass to mark the Jubilee of the Poor, joined by around 6,000 pilgrims in St. Peter\u2019s Basilica.
Ahead of the Mass, the Pope stopped for a moment to greet the 20,000 faithful gathered in St. Peter\u2019s Square.
He invited them to take part in the Mass \u201cwith great love and deep faith, knowing that we are all united in Christ,\u201d as they follow on the jumbotrons.
In his homily, the Pope recalled that the liturgical year is nearing its conclusion, noting that the readings increasingly point toward the ultimate end of history.
The prophet Malachi, he said, describes the end time as \u201cGod\u2019s time, when, like a dawn that brings forth the sun of righteousness, the hopes of the poor and the humble will receive a final and definitive answer from the Lord, and the work of the wicked and their injustice, especially against the defenseless and the poor, will be eradicated and burned like straw.\u201d
Jesus, added the Pope, is this \u201csun of righteousness,\u201d who is the power of God, active and present in all the dramatic events of history.
Rather than giving in to fear, Christians should remain anchored in hope, since the Lord will never let \u201ceven a hair of our head perish,\u201d said the Pope.
\u201cIn the midst of persecution, suffering, struggles, and oppression in our personal lives and in society, God does not abandon us,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd in Jesus, His Son, God\u2019s closeness reaches the summit of love. For this reason, the presence and word of Christ become gladness and jubilee for the poorest\u201d.
As the Church celebrates the World Day of the Poor, Pope Leo recalled the opening words of his first Apostolic Exhortation: \u201cDilexi te,<\/i> I have loved you.\u201d
In fulfilling those words, the Church seeks to be a mother of the poor and to offer a place of justice and welcome to everyone, especially those burdened by poverty.
\u201cSo many forms of poverty oppress our world!\u201d lamented the Pope. He pointed to material poverty, as well as moral and spiritual poverty, which he said especially afflicts young people.
\u201cThe tragedy that cuts across them all is loneliness,\u201d he said. \u201cIt challenges us to look at poverty in an integral way, because while it is certainly necessary at times to respond to urgent needs, we also must develop a culture of attention, precisely in order to break down the walls of loneliness.\u201d
The Pope invited Christians to pay attention to others, whether we find ourselves online, in our workplace, or in our families, saying we have many opportunities to bear witness to God\u2019s tenderness.
Turning to the global situation, Pope Leo XIV lamented scenarios of war in many parts of the world, saying they seem to confirm that humanity is in a state of helplessness.
\u201cYet the globalization of helplessness arises from a lie, from believing that history has always been this way and cannot change,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Gospel, on the other hand, reminds us that it is precisely in the upheavals of history that the Lord comes to save us.\u201d
Pope Leo urged world leaders to listen to the cry of the poorest, which challenges those who bear political responsibility.
\u201cThere can be no peace without justice,\u201d he said, \u201cand the poor remind us of this in many ways, through migration as well as through their cries, which are often stifled by the myth of well-being and progress that does not take everyone into account, and indeed forgets many individuals, leaving them to their fate.\u201d
The Pope also encouraged the efforts of charity workers and volunteers, who seek to alleviate the situations of the poor, thanking them for expressing the essence of faith and the Church\u2019s solidarity.
In conclusion, Pope Leo invited all Christians to seek the Kingdom of God by working to transform human coexistence into a \u201cspace of fraternity and dignity for all, without exception.\u201d
\u201cMay Mary help us embrace the Kingdom\u2019s new way of thinking,\u201d he said, \u201cso that in our Christian life the love of God, which welcomes, binds up wounds, forgives, consoles, and heals, may always be present.\u201d
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