Pope laments 'ashes of international law' left by today's conflicts in Ash Wednesday liturgy
- Posted on February 18, 2026
- By The Toronto Star
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Pope laments 'ashes of international law' left by today's conflicts in Ash Wednesday liturgy

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday and lamenting the “ashes of international law and justice” that have been left