Particularly among the diaspora.” As battles simmer in India, Gaza, and Ukraine, Pope Leo called for peace in his opening remarks, pointing to current conflicts worldwide.
He remarked, “There are so many wars and so much violence in our world.” As people are killed in the name of military conquest, amid this misery that ought to incite anger,
Christ calls out, “Peace be with you!” “The ancient, yet ever-evolving, spiritualities of the Christian East offer a healing balm,” Pope Leo said in his X report.
“They combine awe for divine mercy with an awareness of human suffering, so that our humility never brings us to despair but rather invites us to accept grace.”
