Pope Leo urges world not to forget Gaza’s need for humanitarian aid

Pope Leo XIV has called on the world not to forget the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as war in the Middle East broadened with overnight US strikes on Iran, AFP reports.

“In this context that includes Israel and Palestine, there is a risk that the daily suffering of peoples is forgotten, in particular in Gaza and other territories, where there is an ever greater urgency for adequate humanitarian aid,” the Pope said following his weekly Angelus prayer.

Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer from his window at the Vatican on June 22. — Reuters

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