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  "path": "/2026/04/05/pope-leos-easter-message-to-the-world-let-those-who-have-weapons-lay-them-down/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-05T12:27:01.000Z",
  "site": "https://religionnews.com",
  "tags": [
    "Catholicism",
    "Christianity",
    "Faiths",
    "Home Top Story",
    "News",
    "Easter",
    "peace",
    "Pope Leo XIV",
    "Urbi et Orbi",
    "Vatican"
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  "textContent": "VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As wars intensify across the globe, Pope Leo XIV used his first Easter address to deliver a stark warning against growing indifference to violence, urging both world leaders and ordinary people to reject fear and choose peace through dialogue.",
  "title": "Pope Leo’s Easter message to the world: ‘Let those who have weapons lay them down!’"
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