Cardinal Charles Bo of Myanmar tells CNA that intends to deliver the following remarks during the general congregations ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect a new pope:
“We stand at a crossroads of history.
“Across the broken plains of Gaza, the devastated cities of Ukraine, the silent cries of Myanmar, and the scorched fields of Africa, the world groans for peace. This is not a time for hesitation — a true tribute to the late Pope Francis is to pursue peace without pause.
“We remember with trembling reverence how Pope Francis, frail yet fierce, knelt before the leaders of South Sudan, pleading for peace with the urgency of a father for his wounded children. That…