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Pope Leo XIV Denounces Exclusionary Nationalism at Pentecost Mass

He framed opposition to political nationalism as a moral imperative rooted in the Christian call to open hearts to strangers

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Pope Leo XIV leads the mass for the Jubilee of the Ecclesial Movements, Associations and New Communities, in St. Peter square at the Vatican, June 8, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Pope Leo XIV leads the mass for the Jubilee of the Ecclesial Movements, Associations and New Communities, in St. Peter square at the Vatican, June 8, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Pope Leo XIV leads the mass for the Jubilee of the Ecclesial Movements, Associations and New Communities, in St. Peter square at the Vatican, June 8, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Overview

  • At Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square, the first American pope condemned an “exclusionary mindset” that separates peoples through closed borders and walls in political nationalisms
  • He invoked Pope Francis’s teaching to break down barriers of indifference and hatred across class, race and nation
  • Leo XIV prayed for inner peace as the necessary foundation for reconciliation and renewed appeals for a just peace in Ukraine and a ceasefire in Gaza
  • Since his May 8 election, former Cardinal Robert Prevost has stressed unity over partisan agendas, including earlier public critiques of President Donald Trump’s immigration stance
  • His message directly challenges Christian nationalist ideologies that seek to fuse faith with authoritarian political aims