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Palestinians have right to live in peace in own land: pope
AFP, Vatican City
Published: 09 Jan 2026, 04:33 PM
Pope Leo XIV blesses the crowd at the end of his first weekly general audience at St. Peter's Square in The Vatican on 21 May 2025. Photo: AFP
Pope Leo XIV on Friday lamented rising violence in the occupied West Bank and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, saying Palestinians had the right to live peacefully in their "own land".
"Sadly, there has been an increase in
violence in the West Bank against the Palestinian civilian population, which
has the right to live in peace in its own land," said the US pope, adding
that civilians in Gaza also should be assured "a future of lasting peace
and justice in their own land".