PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — From St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City to St. Patrick Church in Providence, a Vigil for Peace brought the faithful together to call for an end to the war in Iran.
“We’re saying enough of war,” said Father Joseph Brice, the pastor at St. Patrick Church. “We want peace, we want hope, we want life.”
Brice told 12 News he felt it was important to answer Pope Leo XIV’s call to host a Vigil for Peace in the Ocean State.
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This comes after Pope Leo XIV vocalized his disapproval of the ongoing war on Easter Sunday. He hosted his own vigil Saturday morning to once again denounce the war…