Pope delivers call for peace in conflict-hit regions
- On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV led a worldwide Rosary for peace in the Vatican Gardens, emphasizing that shared humanity unites all people and stating "no one should have to flee their home" due to bombs.
- Addressing the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation on Saturday, Leo urged Catholics to employ the Church's Social Doctrine to combat polarization and war, noting dialogue grounded in truth is essential to building a civilization of love.
- Moments of adversity call humanity to return to fundamental questions about direction and purpose, Pope Leo said, revealing our search for truth and awakening our thirst for "God-given gifts of reason and freedom."
- The Pope urged practical steps including refraining from verbal and physical violence in daily life and online, while listening to the cry of those suffering—refugees, innocent children, and abused prisoners.
- Prayer becomes a mission and prophecy, Leo added, asking Mary to "help us to answer him each day with our own 'Here I am,'" requiring concrete deeds over mere words.
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Simone Risoluti Pope Leo prays the Rosary for the closing of the Marian Month of May at the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens on May 30, 2026. ‘Contemplating the mysteries of the Rosary with Mary leads us to recognize in Jesus Christ the one final Word spoken by the Father, a Word of peace ...’
Pope Leo XIV asked that “Divine Wisdom enlighten the conscience of those who have authority and direct their decisions towards the sincere search for a just and lasting peace” during the prayer of the Sunday Angelus celebrated in St. Peter’s Square. Astounded at the window of his study in the Pontifical Palace before the thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square, he recalled that “in this month of May, the whole Church has raised a unan…
To close the month of Mary, Pope Leo XIV has prayed a rosary for peace in the Lourdes Grotto, located in the Vatican Gardens. Joining Marian shrines around the world, the Pontiff has especially reminded those who live in areas affected by war and violence. The Pope began his reflection with Psalm 85, which expresses the “hope we are in need of, especially in the face of current difficulties and violence”. He has urged everyone to “dispose their …
During prayer, the Pope reflected on the Trinitarian mystery as a source of communion.
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