On Easter, Pope Leo urges world leaders to end wars, renounce conquest

On Easter, Pope Leo urges world leaders to end wars, renounce conquest

By Joshua McElweeVATICAN CITY, April 5 (Reuters) - Pope Leo urged global leaders in his Easter message on Sunday to end the conflicts raging across the world and abandon any schemes for power, conquest or domination.The pope, who has emerged as an outspoken critic of the Iran war, lamented in a special message to the thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square that people "are growing accustomed to violence, resigning ourselves to it, and becoming indifferent".

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