Pope Calls for ‘Covenant of Humanity,’ Promoting Care, Aid, Trust

Pope Leo urges ‘covenant of humanity’ as Vatican meeting gathers world thought leaders

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Nobel laureates and other thought leaders, scientists and celebrities will come together this weekend (Sept. 12 to 13) for the World Meeting on Human Fraternity, a Vatican-sponsored event that included roundtable discussions on issues that are at the heart of global strife and will determine humanity’s future.  “The world is currently marked by conflicts and divisions, which makes it all the more important that you are unite…

Pope calls for 'covenant of humanity,' promoting care, aid, trust - Catholic Review

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Great spiritual traditions and mature critical thinking enable humanity to go beyond ethnicities, clans and cliques, which recognize only those who are similar and reject those who are different, Pope Leo XIV said. “We need an extensive ‘covenant of humanity,’ founded not on power but on care; not on profit but on gift; not on suspicion but on trust,” he told participants in a conference on human fraternity. “Care, gift and …

Pope Leo XIV Tells World Meeting On Human Fraternity to Welcome Migrants, Care for Poor

Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV greets participants in the third edition of the World Meeting on Human Fraternity at the Vatican on Sept. 12, 2025. Faced with all these injustices, Leo XIV insisted that 'the answer cannot be silence.'

Pope Leo XIV tells World Meeting on Human Fraternity to welcome migrants, care for poor

Pope Leo XIV greets participants in the third edition of the World Meeting on Human Fraternity at the Vatican on Sept. 12, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Sep 12, 2025 / 11:51 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV spoke out on Friday against what ... [...]

Pope tells World Meeting on Human Fraternity to welcome migrants, care for poor

Pope Leo XIV spoke out on Friday against what he called the business of wars while condemning attitudes of rejection and indifference toward migrants and the poor.

Pope calls for ‘covenant of humanity,’ promoting care, aid, trust

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Great spiritual traditions and mature critical thinking enable humanity to go beyond ethnicities, clans and cliques, which recognize only those who are similar and reject those who are different, Pope Leo XIV said. “We need an extensive ‘covenant of humanity,’ founded not on power but on care; not on profit but on gift; not on suspicion but on trust,” he told participants in a conference on human fraternity. “Care, gift and …