Overview

• During Sunday’s Angelus in St. Peter’s Square, Pope León XIV urged an end to violence and called for peace across the Middle East.
• He warned there is no future built on violence, forced exile or revenge, insisting that peoples need peace and those who truly love them work for it.
• He pointed to thousands of Palestinians fleeing Gaza following Israeli military evacuation orders, underscoring the scale of displacement.
• He praised Catholic associations present in the square for their commitment to support civilians in Gaza and expressed the Church’s closeness to those suffering in this “martyrdom” land.
• The appeal, documented in an image released by Vatican Media, continued the Holy See’s public moral advocacy without announcing new diplomatic steps, and the Pope also greeted pilgrims and recalled those affected by Alzheimer’s and ataxia.