Pope Leo Says Wars and Conflicts Do Not Stop the Ability to Meet

Stop the hatred; humanity is at stake, Pope Leo says in video message

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Politics can unite instead of divide as long as it refuses to settle for propaganda that feeds on creating enemies, Pope Leo XIV said. Politics can unite, he said, if it “engages in the difficult and necessary art of an exchange of views, which seeks the common good.” “It is still possible, it is always possible, to come together, even at a time of division, bombs and wars,” he said in a video message that aired before the s…

Pope Leo says wars and conflicts do not stop the ability to meet

Recalling the famous Christmas soccer match that occurred between opposing forces at the beginning of World War I, Pope Leo XIV said it is “always possible to meet, even in a time of division, bombs, and war,” and people must create opportunities to do so. He was speaking on Tuesday evening to participants of a charity soccer match taking place in the Italian town of L’Aquila. “La Partita del Cuore” (“The Match of the Heart”) is organized by the…

Pope: Humanity can always come together, even in times of division

Pope Leo XIV sends a video message to participants in an Italian charity event, and insists on the importance of promoting dialogue and peace in a ...

Stop the hatred; humanity is at stake, Pope Leo says in video message - The Record Newspaper

Pope Leo XIV is seen in a recorded video message aired by RAI Uno July 15, along with a live shot of Italian politicians playing in a charity soccer match. The message, recorded from the papal summer villa in Castel Gandolfo, was played before the start of the annual event, which was raising money this year for a project helping families of patients receiving long-term care at the Vatican-owned Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital in Rome. (CNS photo…