Conversion of Heart Needed to End Wars, Heal Earth, Pope Says
- Pope Leo XIV emphasized that healing from war's wounds requires an interior conversion of the human heart and renewed fidelity to God.
- He highlighted that the suffering caused by war is linked to distorted hearts, which cause fear, injustice, and division among people.
- Pope Leo XIV called for personal and collective cooperation with God's grace to transform desires and grow in virtue after war.
- He approved new Mass prayers inspired by Laudato Si' to support the Church's care for creation.
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Conversion of heart needed to end wars, heal Earth, pope says
(OSV News) — The social and ecological devastation wrought by war represents not just a political failure, but a moral crisis rooted in a divided heart in need of conversion, Pope Leo XIV said. Violence, injustice and environmental damage are not just “the result of flawed systems or structures; it is ‘a symptom of the deeper dichotomy that is rooted in humanity itself,'” the pope said in his message for the 2026 World Day of Prayer for Creati…
ROME (ITALPRESS) ==War leaves wounds that extend far beyond the battlefield. Mye lives, tears families and forces millions of people to flee from their homes, thus sharpening fear, injustice and division and leaving behind them also social and ecological destructions that last for generations.So Pope Leo XIV in a message on the occasion of the 11th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. "The interaction between armed conflicts and environ…
Pope Leo XIV: 'The wounds of war extend beyond the battlefield'
In his Message for the 10th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Pope Leo warns that war has consequences that destroy far beyond the battlefield and says that we are to imitate the Lord's offering of peace to work toward peace in the world. Read all
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