Overview
- During New Year Mass and the Angelus, he said the world does not save itself by sharpening swords and urged rejection of violence, domination and exclusion.
- He asked believers to begin 2026 by disarming their hearts through forgiveness, conversion and concrete acts of peace.
- He led prayers for peace in nations bloodied by conflict and for households wounded by violence and grief.
- He described the Christian God as unarmed and disarming, presenting gratuitous love that inspires hope and renewal drawn from the Jubilee.
- He praised initiatives such as the Catania march and a Sant’Egidio event, and reports indicate he is expected to preside over a two-day meeting of the entire College of Cardinals after the Jubilee’s Jan. 6 close, reviving broad consultation.