US EditionNew Year Marks Time to Usher in Era of Peace, Friendship Among All People, Pope Says
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Pope Leo XIV held his first New Year's Mass in front of thousands of faithful in and before St. Peter's Basilica, in which he called for an "Epoche of Peace and Friendship". By Moritz Pompl.
At the beginning of the new year, Pope Leo XIV called for a comprehensive attitude of peacefulness.
We ask for peace in the new year for all of us, for Europe and for the whole world – said Cardinal Péter Erdő, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest on New Year’s Day in the Esztergom Basilica. In his homily, the cardinal stated: praying and working for peace seems like a huge task, but we are not alone in this struggle. According to our Christian faith, the prophecy of the prophet Micah was fulfilled in Jesus, who not only predicted that the Savior …
2026 began with a message of peace from the Vatican. In his first New Year's Mass, Pope Leo warned that the world cannot be saved by sharpening swords, but by forgiveness. His message came on the very day the Catholic Church celebrates the World Day of Peace.
The New Year marks the beginning of an era of peace and friendship among all peoples, says the Pope Faith | 01/01/2026 By: OSV News Pope Leo XIV celebrates World Peace Day with Mass at St. Peter's Basilica Pope Leo XIV blesses the faithful after celebrating Mass for the Feast of Mary, Mother of God, and World Peace Day at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on January 1, 2026. (CNS Photo/Lola Gomez) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The world is not sa…
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