Pope: ‘I was thinking of retiring, but instead I surrendered to God’

Aboard the papal plane returning to Rome from Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists about the Holy See’s role, which works “behind-the-scenes” in peace negotiations, so that all parties may lay down arms. Regarding Ukraine, the Pope underlines Europe’s involvement and the important role Italy could play, and answers a question about how he reacted to his election in the Conclave and about his spirituality: giving one’s life to God and letting him be “the boss.”

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