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Pope Leo XIV sends video message to participants in Assisi peace meeting

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Catholic IntelligenceUpdated 1 min read

Pope Leo XIV sent a video message to participants of the international meeting "Unarmed and Disarming Peace" in Assisi, held from October 25 to 27, 2026. The Pope was unable to attend the meeting in person to prioritize recovery following surgery to remove lung adenocarcinoma on October 13.

In his message, the Pope addressed religious leaders, Patriarchs, Bishop Felice Accrocca of Assisi, and the Franciscan families. He noted that the gathering took place forty years after the World Day of Prayer for Peace initiated by Saint John Paul II in 1986. He thanked the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and the Community of Sant’Egidio for their work in continuing the path established by his predecessors.

The Pope called for a deepening of the "spirit of Assisi," which he defined as the rejection of religious justifications for war, a spirit of mediation and dialogue, and creative action for a peaceful future. He noted that while some argued globalization would ensure peace, his encyclical, *Magnifica humanitas*, observed that globalization instead triggered fundamentalist and nationalist reactions. He warned that many still view the accumulation of weapons as a means to guarantee peace, a trend he described as a culture of power.

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  1. Oct 26, 1:00 AM ACI Stampa Italiano Ad Assisi si prega per la pace, i 40 anni della preghiera iniziata da San Giovanni Paolo II
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