During Pope Leo XIV’s “urbi et orbi” (“to the city and the world”) message on Easter Sunday, he called for a prayer vigil for peace to be held Saturday, April 11, at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
The pontiff encouraged the faithful to join together to make heard “the cry for peace that springs from our hearts” and warned against growing indifference: “We are growing accustomed to violence, resigning ourselves to it, and becoming indifferent.”
“Indifferent to the deaths of thousands of people,” he continued, “indifferent to the repercussions of hatred and division that conflicts sow. Indifferent to the economic and social consequences they produce, which we all feel.”
Bishops’ conferences in the United States, Mexico, the Philippines, Italy, and Spain have urged their faithful to join Pope Leo XIV in praying for peace amid ongoing global conflicts. Click here to read more.