‘God wants a world without war,’ says Pope, invoking the ‘spirit of Assisi’

Leo XIV joined his first Sant'Egidio annual meeting for peace on Tuesday, which is a movement grown out of the 1986 Assisi meeting.

Oct 28, 2025

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ROME (PerMariam) — Marking the annual ecumenical event convened “in the spirit of Assisi,” Pope Leo joined with ecumenical leaders, politicians and non-governmental dignitaries in Rome today, issuing a call for religious co-operation and global peace.

The towering ruins of the Colosseum were once again witness to the Sant’Egidio Community’s annual ecumen…

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