Pope Leo XIV's URGENT Appeal for Peace "humanity cries out and calls for peace" - "May diplomacy silence the weapons!" FULL TEXT

On Sunday, June 22, following the Angelus prayer and message, Pope Leo XIV issued an urgent appeal for peace and an end to war. SEE ALSO FULL TEXT ANGELUS message of Pope Leo XIV https://www.catholicnewsworld.com/2025/06/pope-leo-xiv-says-eucharist-is-body-and.html
FULL TEXT After the Angelus
Dear brothers and sisters,

Alarming news continues to emerge from the Middle East, especially from Iran. Against this tragic backdrop, which includes Israel and Palestine, people’s daily suffering, especially in Gaza and the other territories, where the need for adequate humanitarian aid is becoming increasingly urgent, risks being forgotten.

Today more than ever, humanity cries out and calls for peace. This is a cry that requires responsibility and reason, and it must not be drowned out by the din of weapons or the rhetoric that incites conflict. Every member of the international community has a moral responsibility to stop the tragedy of war before it becomes an irreparable chasm. There are no “distant” conflicts when human dignity is at stake.

War does not solve problems; on the contrary, it amplifies them and inflicts deep wounds on the history of peoples, which take generations to heal. No armed victory can compensate for the pain of mothers, the fear of children, or stolen futures.

May diplomacy silence the weapons! May nations chart their futures with works of peace, not with violence and bloodstained conflicts!

I greet all of you, people of Rome and pilgrims! I am pleased to welcome the parliamentarians and mayors here present on the occasion of the Jubilee of Governments.

I greet the faithful from Bogotá and Sampués in Colombia; those from Poland, including students and teachers from a technical institute in Krakow; the Strengberg Music Band from Austria; the faithful from Hanover, Germany; the confirmandi from Gioia Tauro and the young people from Tempio Pausania.

I wish everyone a happy Sunday, and I bless those who are actively participating in the feast of Corpus Christi today, including those who are singing, playing music, decorating with flowers, displaying crafts and, above all, praying and taking part in the procession. Thanks to you all, and have a good Sunday!