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Pope Leo XIV sends video message to Assisi peace meeting

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Catholic IntelligenceUpdated 1 min read

Pope Leo XIV sent a video message to the international meeting "Unarmed and Disarming Peace" in Assisi, marking the 40th anniversary of the World Day of Prayer for Peace. The meeting, organized by the Community of Sant’Egidio from October 25 to 27, 2026, brought together patriarchs, religious leaders, and the Franciscan families.

In his message, the Pope stated that war can never be waged in the name of God and urged participants to rebuild peace everywhere rather than preparing for new wars. He described prayer as the humble strength of believers to counter a modern culture of power. The Pope noted that he could not attend the event in person at the tomb of Saint Francis due to medical advice following surgery to remove a lung adenocarcinoma.

The Pope recalled that Saint John Paul II initiated the original 1986 prayer day to highlight the link between religious attitude and a sense of peace. He extended greetings to Bishop Felice Accrocca of Assisi and thanked the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and the Community of Sant’Egidio for continuing the work of his predecessors.

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  1. Oct 27, 8:55 AM cath.ch Français Assise: Léon XIV dénonce la guerre et le réarmement
  2. Oct 27, 11:59 AM InfoCatólica Español El Papa denuncia en Asís «una preocupante rehabilitación de la guerra como instrumento de política internacional»
  3. Oct 27, 9:55 AM CathoBel Français Le message de Léon XIV pour la rencontre à Assise : « Il n’y a pas de guerre sainte, seule la paix est sainte »
  4. Oct 27, 8:59 AM RomaSette Italiano Leone all’Incontro di Assisi: «Non c’è nessuna guerra santa, solo la pace è santa»
  5. Oct 27, 8:29 AM Catholic News Agency ‘There is no such thing as a holy war’: Pope Leo marks 40 years of Assisi peace meeting
  6. Oct 27, 10:18 AM ACI Prensa Español León XIV en Asís: “No existe ninguna guerra santa ¡Sólo la paz es santa!”
  7. Oct 27, 10:35 AM Rome Reports Pope Leo to religious leaders: “There is no such thing as a holy war”
  8. Oct 27, 4:30 AM ACI Digital Português 'Não existe guerra santa', diz Leão XIV nos 40 anos de encontro de paz em Assis
  9. Oct 27, 12:00 PM Magyar Kurír Magyar XIV. Leó pápa üzenete az assisi imatalálkozóra: Nincs szent háború, egyedül a béke szent!
  10. Oct 27, 11:41 AM Aleteia Español Asís: «No existe la guerra santa: solo la paz es santa»
  11. Oct 27, 1:20 PM CathNews Australia There is no such thing as a holy war: Pope
  12. Oct 27, 10:03 AM InfoVaticana Español León XIV en el 40.º aniversario de Asís: «No hay ninguna guerra santa, solo la paz es santa»
  13. Oct 27, 4:29 PM The Catholic Leader ‘There is no such thing as a holy war’, Pope Leo tells faith leaders
  14. Oct 27, 9:27 AM Crux Pope’s Assisi message channels predecessors
  15. Oct 27, 8:00 AM Vatican News Pope to Assisi Peace Meeting: 'May we be unarmed instruments of God's peace'
  16. Oct 27, 8:03 AM Vatican News 中文 教宗致各宗教亚西西和平聚会：愿和平再成为万民的共同理想
  17. Oct 27, 8:00 AM Diocese of Hallam Pope to Assisi Peace Meeting: ‘May we be unarmed instruments of the Lord’s peace’
  18. Oct 27, 8:00 AM Vatican News Slovenščina Papeževo video sporočilo udeležencem srečanja »Razorožen in razorožujoč mir«
  19. Oct 27, 8:20 AM Vatican News العربية رسالة البابا إلى المشاركين في اللقاء الدولي "سلامٌ مُجرَّد من السلاح ويُجرِّد من السلاح"
  20. Oct 27, 8:15 AM Vatican News 日本語 教皇：神の平和をもたらす武器を持たない道具となれるように
  21. Oct 27, 8:01 AM Vatican News Deutsch Wortlaut: Videobotschaft des Papstes an Friedenstreffen von Assisi
  22. Oct 27, 8:00 AM Vatican News Italiano Leone XIV: solo la pace è santa. Ricostruirla ovunque, non preparare altre guerre
  23. Oct 27, 8:30 AM Katolici Македонски Папата до учесниците во Асизи: „Да бидеме невооружени орудија на Господовиот мир“
  24. Oct 27, 8:15 AM Vatican News Hrvatski Papa: Samo mir je svet. Moramo ga posvuda ponovno graditi, a ne pripremati nove ratove
  25. Oct 27, 8:11 AM Vatican News Svenska Pave Leos budskap til fredsmøtet i Assisi
  26. Oct 27, 8:19 AM L'Osservatore Romano Italiano Ad Assisi l’Incontro internazionale “Pace disarmata e disarmante” - Videomessaggio di Papa Leone XIV inviato ai partecipanti - Non c’è ness…
  27. Oct 27, 8:37 AM ZENIT News Agency Français Léon XIV à Assise : « Il n’y a pas de guerre sainte : seule la paix est sainte ! »
  28. Oct 27, 9:22 AM Vatican News Latviešu Pāvests: Visur atjaunot mieru un negatavoties jauniem kariem!
  29. Oct 27, 9:20 AM Famiglia Cristiana Italiano Assisi. Le religioni: «Nessuna guerra è santa, solo la pace lo è»
  30. Oct 27, 10:09 AM Canção Nova Português Papa Leão XIV: temos de reconstruir a paz, não preparar outras guerras
  31. Oct 27, 8:02 AM Vatican News HY Մենք պէտք է ամենուրէք կառուցենք խաղաղութիւն եւ ոչ թէ այլ պատերազմներ պատրաստենք. Լեւոն ԺԴ.
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  35. Oct 27, 6:55 PM LiCAS News Pope to Assisi Peace Meeting: ‘May we be unarmed instruments of God’s peace’
  36. Oct 27, 8:38 AM Toscana Oggi Italiano Leone XIV: “Mai la guerra è in nome di Dio”
  37. Oct 27, 10:12 AM Alfa y Omega Español León XIV recuerda por vídeo en Asís que «la guerra nunca puede librarse en nombre de Dios»
  38. Oct 27, 11:28 AM America Pope Leo to interfaith peace meeting: ‘War can never be waged in the name of God.’
  39. Oct 27, 2:29 AM ACI Africa "There is no such thing as a holy war": Pope Leo XIV Marks 40 Years of Assisi Peace Meeting
  40. Oct 28, 5:50 AM TK KBS Slovenčina Odkaz pápeža v Assisi: Nech z nás Boh urobí neozbrojené nástroje jeho pokoja
  41. Oct 28, 12:08 AM Diocese of Milano Italiano Leone XIV: solo la pace è santa, ricostruirla ovunque, non preparare altre guerre
  42. Oct 27, 8:00 AM Vatican News Español El Papa llama a reconstruir la paz y rechaza la guerra en nombre de Dios
  43. Oct 28, 2:09 AM Knisja Maltija Malti Pope: May we be unarmed instruments of God’s peace
  44. Oct 28, 12:10 AM Catholic World News Pope Leo, in message to Assisi gathering, calls for renewed commitment to peace (CWN)
  45. Oct 27, 8:22 AM Vatican News Tiếng Việt Đức Thánh Cha: Không có cuộc chiến tranh thánh, chỉ có hòa bình là thánh thiện
  46. Oct 27, 9:09 AM Vida Nueva Español León XIV: “No existe ninguna guerra santa: solo la paz es santa”
  47. Oct 27, 7:55 PM Diocese of Kontum Tiếng Việt Đức Thánh Cha: Không Có Cuộc Chiến Tranh Thánh, Chỉ Có Hòa Bình Là Thánh Thiện
  48. Oct 27, 11:00 PM Vatican News Svenska Leo XIV: Endast freden är helig. Återuppbygg den överallt
  49. Oct 28, 12:09 AM Diocese of Hà Tinh Tiếng Việt Đức Thánh Cha: Không Có Cuộc Chiến Tranh Thánh, Chỉ Có Hòa Bình Là Thánh Thiện
  50. Oct 28, 7:36 AM Vatican News ትግርኛ ርእሰ ሊቃነ ጳጳሳት ናብ ኣሲዚ ኡባኤ ሰላም፡ 'ዘይተዓጥቀ መሳርሒ ሰላም እግዚኣብሔር ንኹን'
  51. Oct 28, 4:55 AM Katholiek Nieuwsblad Nederlands Paus Leo XIV: ‘Oorlog kan nooit in Gods naam worden gevoerd’
  52. Oct 27, 1:31 PM Vatican News ಕನ್ನಡ ಅಸ್ಸಿಸಿಯ ಶಾಂತಿ ಸಭೆಗೆ ಜಗದ್ಗುರುಗಳ ಸಂದೇಶ: ‘ನಾವು ದೇವರ ಶಾಂತಿಯ ನಿರಾಯುಧ ಸಾಧನಗಳಾಗೋಣ’.
  53. Oct 28, 3:58 AM Vatican News മലയാളം ലോകസമാധാനത്തിനുള്ള ആയുധരഹിതരായ ഉപകരണങ്ങളായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുക: ലിയോ പതിനാലാമൻ പാപ്പാ
  54. Oct 28, 10:30 PM Newsbook Malti Ara: “Ebda gwerra ma tista’ ssir f’isem Alla” – Il-Papa Ljun lill-Mexxejja Reliġjużi
  55. Oct 30, 1:47 AM Diocese of Nîmes Français À Assise, le pape Léon XIV appelle à faire de la paix un horizon commun
  56. Oct 30, 5:25 PM The Catholic Thing Cardinal Claims Church “Isn’t Here to Convert”? Pope Leo Rejects Holy War
  57. Oct 31, 6:17 AM Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria العربية رسالة البابا لاوُن الرابع عشر، في الذكرى الأربعين لليوم العالمي للصلاة من أجل السلام

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