Pope delivers call for peace in conflict-hit regions
He urged Catholics to reject violence and take small daily steps for peace, saying 2,000 pilgrims joined the prayer at the Vatican.
- On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV held an audience with members of the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation during their 2026 General Assembly, addressing about 400 participants on the Church's social doctrine.
- Coinciding with the meeting, Pope Leo's recent encyclical, Magnifica humanitas, explores the anthropological crisis where humanity has forgotten God and how to love one another.
- Pope Leo, representing 1.4 billion Catholics, led a worldwide Rosary for peace at the Grotto of Lourdes on Saturday, joined by about 2,000 pilgrims remembering those affected by war and violence.
- Urging personal responsibility, the Pope stated the "thirst for power and the violence of words must stop" to make room for justice and truth in daily life and on social media.
- Shared humanity serves as an antidote to polarization, according to Pope Leo, who emphasized that peace becomes possible when we "choose to listen to the cry of those deprived of it.
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Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate end to violence in all the world's warring regions during a special prayer for peace held at the Vatican on Saturday. The pontiff placed special emphasis on the dramatic consequences of war conflicts for civilians, stressing that no man should be forced to leave his home because of the bombing and insecurity caused by the war. Addressing the faithful, the pope stressed that the thirst for power and verbal vio…
Pope Leo XIV called on Saturday for an end to violence in conflict zones around the world during a prayer for peace. The pontiff said that no one should be forced to flee their home because of the threat of bombing. He added that the pursuit of power and verbal violence must give way to a thirst for justice and truth, emphasizing that no more innocent people should shed tears. He noted that peace is possible even in these times of tension and co…
"Peace becomes possible when one is willing to listen to the cry of those who are deprived of it: innocent children, anxious mothers and fathers, abused prisoners, refugees, and those suffering regardless of age. All of them have one word on their lips: peace!" said Pope Leo XIV at the end of praying the rosary at the Mount of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens. The article "Pope: Peace is not a theory or a naive illusion; it flows from …
Pope Leo XIV has called for peace in the world's conflict zones and an end to violence. During a prayer for peace at the Vatican, the head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics said that no one should have to flee their home because of the threat of bombs. The lust for power and verbal violence must give way to the thirst for justice and truth. There should also be no more weeping from the innocent.
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