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Pope Leo XIV marks 25 years since 9/11
At the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo XIV turned the anniversary of the attacks into a plea for peace.
In brief
At the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo XIV turned the anniversary of the attacks into a plea for peace. Remembering the dead is not the end of it. The Pope asks that memory become a commitment to peace, starting with prayer. Originally reported by Vaticannews.
Twenty-five years on
Pope Leo XIV opened his Sunday Angelus address in English by marking the anniversary of the September 11th attacks in the United States, two days earlier.
“Two days ago marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks in the United States of America”
The toll, then and since
Almost 3,000 people were killed in the coordinated attacks on New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. Hundreds more have died since of 9/11-related illnesses.
Prayers from the balcony
Speaking from the balcony over St Peter's Square, he renewed his prayers for the dead and for the people still carrying the injuries and grief of that day.
“for those who lost their lives and for those who continue to bear the wounds of that tragic day”
A world still at war
He pressed the point with urgency, tying the anniversary to the conflicts and violence happening right now, and asked everyone to pray for peace.
“I invite everyone to pray that the Lord will bestow his gift of peace upon the world.”
Memory into commitment
Switching to Italian, the Pope said the tragedy of 25 years ago should push people to renew their own commitment to peace, first of all through prayer.
“renew our commitment to peace, first and foremost with prayer”
Entrusted to Mary
He placed that commitment under the intercession of the Virgin Mary, closing the appeal the way the Angelus itself is framed.
The one thing
Remembering the dead is not the end of it. The Pope asks that memory become a commitment to peace, starting with prayer.
