Diocesan News
Peace be with you all: Towards an ‘unarmed and disarming’ peace”
The theme of Pope Leo XIV’s first World Peace Day message invites humanity to reject the logic of violence and war, and to embrace an authentic peace based on love and justice.
Read Pope Leo’s message on the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development website, which also has the recording of his message and
videos of other speeches given at the presentation of the message:
Prayer taken from Pope Leo’s message:
“God will surely respond to this by fulfilling his promises:
‘He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide for many peoples;
and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more.
O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord.'”
(Is 2, 4-5).
Pope Leo wrote a book “Let There Be Peace! Words to the Church and to the World” and the release of the book preceded the 2026 World Day of Peace.
On January 27, 2026 the Justice and Peace Europe Executive Committee are planning an event in Brussels to present Pope Leo XIV’s peace message.
