Cardinal Domenico Battaglia asks San Gennaro for a year without war

Cardinal Domenico Battaglia asked Saint Gennaro for a year without war during the solemnity of the saint's feast. Addressing the faithful in the Archdiocese of Napoli, the archbishop requested that when the community returns next year, the only blood discussed should be that of the saint.

Battaglia stated he does not want to speak of blood resembling that of killed children or the victims in Palestine and Ukraine. He expressed exhaustion with a humanity that creates victims and then builds monuments to mourn them, noting he wants to stop naming destroyed cities and grieving mothers because he hopes there will no longer be a need to do so.