Liputan6.com, gas – The President of the Palestinian Administration Mahmoud Abbas, along with the Christian community of Gas Strip and the Hamas group, called on the new Pope Leo XIV to continue the “peaceful efforts”, which were fulfilled by his predecessor Pope Francis.
In a statement published on Thursday (5/5/2025), the night, shortly after the Vatican announced the election of the new leader of the Catholic Church, Abbas expressed the best hope for Pope Leo XIV successfully fulfill his noble duties and will be able to continue the legacy of the late Pope Francis.
Cardinal Robert Francis Aver, a missionary from Chicago, who was previously unknown, was surprisingly elected the new leader of the Catholic Church, which makes him the first dad from the United States. He chose Leo XIV as the name of his PAP.
Abbas emphasized the important role of the Vatican morally, religiously and political in support of the struggle of legal rights, emphasizing that the freedom and independence of the Palestinian people should be one of the main priorities. So as it is cited Arab news.
In the gas sector, a small Catholic community states that they are happy from the election of the new leader. They also believe that the new dad will pay attention to the territory of this war in the war, as Pope Francis conducted.
The head of the emergency committee in the Church of the Holy Family in Gaza George Anton (44) told Reuters: “We are glad to choose a new dad … We hope that his heart will remain in Gaza, as Pope Francis did.”
The late Pope Francis, who actively called for peace in the destroyed region, called the Church a few hours after the war broke out in the gas series in October 2023, the beginning of the fact that they later called the Vatican news service as Rutin at night throughout the war.
“We urge the new dad to see the gas through the eyes of Pope Francis and feel it with the heart of Pope Francis. At the same time, we are sure that the new dad will pay attention to gas and peace, ”Anton added.
