Pope Leo XIV: Peace Is Possible by ‘Acknowledging, Understanding, and Surmounting’ Disagreements
- Pope Leo XIV addressed members of peace movements on May 30, 2025, in a Vatican audience focused on the Arena of Peace initiative launched in May 2024 in Verona.
- This event followed Pope Francis' May 18, 2024, Verona meeting with some 12,500 grassroots and Catholic organization members who gathered to pray for peace in the Verona Arena.
- Pope Leo highlighted that true peace involves addressing conflicts with compassionate and nonviolent hearts, exemplified by the powerful gesture of reconciliation shared by Israeli Maoz Inon and Palestinian Aziz Sarah.
- He emphasized that true peace develops organically, starting within neighborhoods, communities, and local organizations, and called for patience, open dialogue, and the continuation of hopeful initiatives.
- The pope concluded that peace demands the involvement of all, including institutions as "leaven of unity, communion and fraternity," supported by nonviolence as both method and style.
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Pope Leo XIV: Peace Is Possible by ‘Acknowledging, Understanding, and Surmounting’ Disagreements
Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV welcomes representatives of various peace movements to the Vatican on May 30, 2025. Pope Leo addressed members of various peace movements, whom he received May 30 at the Vatican.

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