Pope Leo Calls for Dialogue over Conflict, Encourages Young Catholics
Pope Leo XIV says the gathering should resist rearmament and become a place of encounter, dialogue and mercy for thousands of young participants.
- On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV visited San Marino and the Italian city of Rimini, issuing one of his strongest appeals yet against war, polarization, and social division, urging believers to foster dialogue and friendship in a fractured world.
- San Marino, a nation of about 35,000 people, is governed by a 60-member parliament electing two captains regent every six months, a power-sharing arrangement Leo described as a 'laboratory of good politics' preventing authority concentration.
- Addressing the Rimini Meeting, Leo recalled Saint John Paul II's visit 44 years ago, which emphasized 'friendship among peoples' during dramatic world moments, while warning that modern societies face increasing threats from violence and social fragmentation.
- Against what he called a 'false' realism that 'rearms minds, words and nations,' Leo proposed a 'realism of mercy,' insisting 'there can be no enemies' and that adversaries must be encountered in truth.
- Encouraging young Catholics to engage with society, Leo described them as 'a sign that the future is promising, and not a threat,' urging believers to 'go forth to meet everyone' and expose 'unjust structures of power.
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The Pontiff at the Rimini Meeting
The Pope asked for courage from those who want to fight against inequality and poverty. Leo XIV made the appeal this Saturday (22/8) by speaking at the Meeting for Friendship among Peoples in Rimini, Italy. Want to live outside? See interactive guide that gathers information about 36 countries Want more news from the World? Follow the channel in WhatsApp The event combines religion, culture and politics and attracts hundreds of thousands of part…
RIMINI (ITALPRESS) "Here are so many opportunities to reflect on our life, on society, on faith; "If we want to change the world we begin with ourselves," said Saint Augustinò. "Our heart is so great and capable of loving that it must never be closed. We seek the way to walk together and to build a path of peace and love; continue this path and you will see that we can build a world of peace and love." With these words Pope Leo XIV opened his vi…
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