Pope Leo XIV has echoed this call. In a recent Angelus message, he said peace is not achieved through threats or weapons, but through “reasonable and responsible dialogue.”
On Ukraine’s Independence Day, Pope Leo XIV assured President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of his prayers for the war-torn nation, urging that “the clamor of arms may fall silent and give way to dialogue.”
Without naming a particular country or national leader, Pope Leo XIV criticized the rise of nationalist movements as he prayed for reconciliation and dialogue during a Sunday Mass on June 8.
