{"id":211365,"date":"2026-04-27T16:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/211365\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T16:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:51:09","slug":"bishop-robert-brennan-joins-pope-leo-xiv-in-prayer-for-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/211365\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishop Robert Brennan Joins Pope Leo XIV in Prayer for Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"\"\"The faithful pray for peace at the invitation of Bishop Robert Brennan, who prayed the rosary prior to the Pro Vita Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph. (Photo: Paula Katinas)<\/p>\n

PROSPECT HEIGHTS \u2014\u00a0When Pope Leo XIV invited the world\u2019s\u00a0Catholics to gather in their parishes to pray for\u00a0peace, Bishop Robert Brennan\u00a0further extended that invitation to Catholics in the Diocese of Brooklyn.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Prior to celebrating the Pro Vita Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph\u00a0on April 26,\u00a0Bishop Brennan\u00a0led\u00a0the faithful in praying the\u00a0glorious mysteries of the\u00a0rosary\u00a0in the hope of bringing peace to the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was fitting that the prayer for peace took place in the Diocese of Brooklyn on the same day as a Mass celebrating the sanctity of life,\u00a0according to\u00a0Bishop Brennan, because\u00a0\u201cpeace is a life issue.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIf\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0talking about respect for life,\u00a0praying for peace is part of that prayer for the dignity of life,\u201d he told The Tablet. \u201cAnd we think\u00a0of the many, many people who were killed in the many wars around the world and in acts of terror and violence and oppression.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Holy Father\u00a0announced a\u00a0Global Day of Prayer\u00a0for\u00a0Peace\u00a0during his Urbi et Orbi<\/a> message at St. Peter\u2019s Basilica\u00a0on Easter Sunday\u00a0as the\u00a0U.S.-Israeli\u00a0war with Iran\u00a0raged on.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

RELATED: At Pro Vita Mass, Knights of Columbus Reaffirm Commitment to Life in the Diocese of Brooklyn<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cNow joined in the prayer of the\u00a0holy\u00a0rosary, as we ask for the intercession of our\u00a0Mother Mary,\u201d\u00a0Pope Leo XIV said during a Vatican vigil at St. Peter\u2019s Basilica.\u00a0\u201cWe wish to tell the whole world\u00a0that it is possible to build peace, a new peace; that it is possible to live together with all peoples of every religion\u00a0and every race, that we wish to be disciples of Jesus Christ, united as brothers and sisters,\u00a0all united in a world of peace.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pope Leo\u2019s\u00a0condemnation of the war<\/a> in Iran led to a tense back-and-forth between\u00a0him\u00a0and President Donald Trump<\/a> via social media postings\u00a0and statements.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB<\/a>)\u00a0also\u00a0urged the nation\u2019s bishops\u00a0to follow the pope\u2019s\u00a0lead\u00a0and organize prayer vigils in their\u00a0individual\u00a0dioceses.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Archbishop Paul Coakley of\u00a0Oklahoma\u00a0City, president of the USCCB,\u00a0asked the faithful to \u201cpray ardently\u201d for an end to the war in Iran.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a recent letter to the faithful,\u00a0Bishop Brennan said it is important to remember that praying for peace is not\u00a0a\u00a0political\u00a0act,\u00a0emphasizing that \u201cthe Holy\u00a0Father speaks not as a politician but as a pastor.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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