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'Lay Down Your Weapons,' Chicago's Cardinal Cupich Says In Palm Sunday Homily
Cupich told parishioners, "Lay down your weapons and remember you are brother and sister.'"
March 30, 2026
During his Palm Sunday homily at Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral, Blase Cardinal Cupich echoed an antiwar message delivered by Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Square.
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Cupich told parishioners, "Lay down your weapons and remember you are brother and sister.'
Meanwhile, Pope Leo XIV said God "doesn't listen to the prayers of those who make war." He spoke of Jesus as the "King of Peace," and blasted those who cite God to justify violence.
