Pope opens 2026 with plea for peace in countries bloodied by war, families wounded by violence

Pope Leo XIV opened 2026 with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries "bloodied by conflict" and families wounded by violence.

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Pope opens 2026 with plea for peace in countries bloodied by war, families wounded by violence

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Pope opens 2026 with plea for peace in countries bloodied by war, families wounded by violence

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Pope opens 2026 with plea for peace in countries bloodied by war, families wounded by violence

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Pope opens 2026 with plea for peace in countries bloodied by war, families wounded by violence

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Pope opens 2026 with plea for peace in countries bloodied by war, families wounded by violence

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Pope Leo XIV opens 2026 with plea for peace amid ongoing wars

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