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Hoping for peace I desperately need hope in these chaotic times which are tempting me towards despair. Our president’s policies anger me daily, and in my anger I’m tempted to tune him out, give up, and separate myself from what’s he’s doing to our country. As I’ve been reflecting on hope during these days, however, I realize that my near-despair evidences my commitment to something more. Trump’s deportation policies awaken my care for others. His economic policies awaken my c

Flags, surprise, and messages of hope: Thousands gather to watch the pope's inaugural mass SOURCE: https://news.sky.com/story/pope-leo-vows-to-resist-temptation-to-be-an-autocrat-and-condemns-religious-propaganda-at-inauguration-13370136 https://news.sky.com/video/flags-surprise-and-messages-of-hope-thousands-gather-to-watch-the-popes-inaugural-mass-13370269

Yona Tukuser, a 39-year-old artist from Odessa in Ukraine who was amongst the crowd in St Peter's Square, said Leo was "a pope for peace" who would "work very hard to build a bridge for dialogue". SOURCE: https://www.enca.com/news/pope-leo-xiv-warns-against-exploitation-inaugural-mass