Amman, Sept. 21 (Petra) – Pope Leo XIV expressed the Catholic Church’s solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, emphasizing that "there is no future built on violence, forced displacement, and revenge," during a concluding prayer at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican.

The Pope stated that "the entire Church expresses its solidarity with our brothers and sisters suffering in this tormented land," amid Israel’s intensified attacks on the besieged and devastated Gaza, affected by the ongoing conflict for nearly two years, stressing that "peoples are in need of peace." //Petra// AF