Pope Leo calls for dialogue over conflict, says young Catholics are a sign of hope
He urged Christians to challenge poverty, inequality and war while telling young Catholics they are a sign of hope, not a threat.
- Pope Leo XIV visits Rimini and San Marino today for a pastoral visit confirmed by The Holy See Press Office, concluding with a Eucharist at Piazzale Porto.
- Founded in 1980 by a group of friends in Rimini, the Rimini Meeting fosters dialogue among people of different cultures and religions addressing major social and political challenges.
- Thousands of volunteers travel to Rimini annually, covering their own costs to prepare venues and assist participants; their work witnesses selflessness rooted in what Luigi Giussani called the elementary experience.
- During the visit, The Pope will greet participants and meet with people who are sick, living with disabilities, or experiencing poverty, all assisted by Caritas.
- The Polish pontiff, Pope John Paul, personally attended in 1982, emphasizing "passion for communication, creativity, and dialogue" and appealing to the Christians and brothers to "build this civilization tirelessly.
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Pope ignites debate over growing militarization and war
Read: 4 min Pope Leo XIV has ignited debate among church leaders and peace activists by declaring ‘just war’ theory “outdated.” Rather than functioning as principles of restraint, ‘just war’ theory has become a tool for justification. “Today, more than ever …. the ‘just war’ theory, which has all too often been used to justify any kind of war, is now outdated,” the Pope wrote in his first papal encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, released in May. “…
Pope Leo XIV called for dialogue and peace in a world “wounded by conflict” Pope Leo XIV called for confronting wars, polarization and social division through dialogue, forgiveness and solidarity. He named Young people are a source of hope.
Interview with the President of the Meeting Foundation: "We do not seek polarization, but the possibility to enter the content and face the complexity of situations often simplified"
The "sick" technologies, capable of fueling wars and the arms race, supported by an equally sick finance: this is one of the scenarios that Leo XIV indicates...
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