World leaders warmly welcome Pope Leo XIV as a messenger of peace - The Record Newspaper

Pope Leo XIV's appeal for peace was made at the Vatican audience for the Eastern Churches. The Holy See is ready to mediate between the warring parties – the Hungarian delegation was also present at the historic meeting.

"The peace of Christ is not the tombal silence after the conflict, it is not the result of the oppression, but it is a gift that looks at people and reactivates their life. Let us pray for this peace, which is reconciliation, forgiveness, courage to turn the page and start again. For this peace to spread, I will use every effort. The Holy See is available for enemies to meet and look into the eyes, so that the peoples may be given back a hope an…

“The Holy See is available for enemies to meet and look in the eye, so that people will be given back the hope and dignity they deserve, the dignity of peace,” the pontiff said during an audience with the Eastern Churches.

We must fulfill the miracle of peace, said Pope Leon of the 14th, after he warmly welcomed all the pilgrims, travelers and believers gathered on the market in St. Peter.

Peru’s President Dina Boluarte speaks during the closing ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit at the Grand National Theater in Lima, Peru, November 16, 2024. (OSV News Photo/Agustin Marcarian, Reuters) By David Agren, OSV News World leaders warmly congratulated Pope Leo XIV on his election and urged him to work for peace in an increasingly conflict-ridden world. Latin American leaders, meanwhile, expressed particular e…