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Pope Leo<\/a> made an appeal for a world free from antisemitism, prejudice, oppression and persecution Wednesday before linking the message to International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which was observed the day before.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the conclusion of his weekly audience in the Vatican\u2019s Paul VI Hall, the pope recalled the Jan. 27 commemoration honoring the millions of Jews and others murdered.<\/p>\n

Pope Leo called it an “annual occasion of painful remembrance<\/a>” and urged the international community to remain vigilant so that “the horror of genocide may never again be inflicted upon any people” and so that societies rooted in “mutual respect and the common good” can be built.<\/p>\n

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Pope Leo marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with an antisemitism appeal.<\/span> (AP Photo\/Andrew Medichini)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“I ask the Almighty for the gift of a world no longer marked by antisemitism, nor by<\/a> prejudice, oppression and persecution against any human being,” the pope said.<\/p>\n

International Holocaust Remembrance Day marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945.<\/p>\n

The Holocaust resulted in the systematic murder of 6 million Jews and millions of others during World War II.<\/p>\n

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Pope Leo marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a call against antisemitism, linking the Jan. 27 commemoration to the need for dialogue over violence.<\/span> (AP Photo\/Andrew Medichini)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

On Jan. 27, as he left his residence in Castel Gandolfo, Leo also spoke to reporters.<\/p>\n

When asked about rising tensions in the Middle East<\/a> and the deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier to the region amid protests and killings in Iran at the hands of its regime, Leo emphasized the need “to pray hard for peace.”<\/p>\n

“We little ones can raise our voices and always seek dialogue rather than violence to resolve problems, especially on this day that commemorates the Shoah,” he added.<\/p>\n

In a post on X marking the Holocaust memorial, Pope Leo reaffirmed the Catholic Church\u2019s commitment<\/a> to the principles outlined in Nostra Aetate, the Second Vatican Council\u2019s declaration rejecting all forms of antisemitism.<\/p>\n

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He stressed that the church “rejects any discrimination or harassment based on ethnicity, language, nationality or religion” and encouraged dialogue rather than violence as a means toward solving conflicts.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Vatican for comment.<\/p>\n

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