Pope Leo XIV calls for peace on 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
At the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV commemorated the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States and called for a renewed commitment to peace. During the traditional Sunday Angelus prayer, he prayed for those who died and for people who still bear the consequences of that tragedy.
Appeal during prayer
The pontiff, who was born in Chicago, delivered his first public remarks marking the 25th anniversary of the attacks in English at the end of the Sunday blessing. He spoke from the window of his residence overlooking St. Peter's Square.
Leo XIV called on everyone to pray that the Lord grants peace to the world at a time when conflicts and violence affect many people. In Italian, he added that the memory of the tragic events of 25 years ago encourages a renewal of the commitment to peace, above all through prayer, CBS News reports.
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Remembering 2001
On September 11, 2001, the future pontiff, Robert Prevost, was in Rome for a major gathering of the Augustinian order. At the time, he was the provincial prior of the Augustinians in Chicago.
On September 14, his birthday, Prevost was elected prior general of the entire order. He held the position for two consecutive terms, until 2012.
Vatican News republished excerpts from his first homily as prior general, delivered on September 21, 2001. In it, the future Pope recalled the attacks in the United States and said that hatred and violence would grow as long as many people live in extreme poverty and suffer various forms of injustice.
