Rome, June 19 (LaPresse) – The current global situation is “truly worrying. Day and night I try to follow what is happening in many parts of the world. Today the focus is on the Middle East, but it’s not just there,” said Pope Leo XIV in an interview with Tg1, following his surprise visit to the Vatican Radio Center in Santa Maria di Galeria.

“As I said yesterday during the audience, I would like to renew this appeal for peace. We must do everything possible to avoid the use of weapons and instead seek dialogue through diplomatic means. Let’s come together to find solutions. So many innocent people are dying—we must always promote peace.” This was Pope Leo’s first interview since his election as Pontiff on May 8.

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