Pope Leo’s appeals on the conclusion of the Sunday Angelus included a name for an finish to violence directed in opposition to Palestinians within the West Financial institution; his hopes that sporting occasions could be a prophetic signal of peace and fraternity; and particular greetings to Polish pilgrims collaborating within the annual pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Piekary Śląskie.
By Christopher Wells
Following the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV as soon as once more known as for an finish “to the repeated acts of violence in opposition to the Palestinian inhabitants of the West Financial institution.” The Holy Father added an pressing attraction to the worldwide neighborhood “to make sure that progress is made towards a two-state answer, for a simply and lasting peace.”
The Holy See has persistently affirmed its place that the Two-State Resolution, based mostly on safe and internationally acknowledged borders, is the one viable and equitable path towards a simply and lasting peace within the Holy Land, as famous by Archbishop Gabriele Caccia in an tackle to the UN in July of 2025.
Later that very same yr, the then-Everlasting Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, reiterated the Holy See’s view that “Israel and Palestine” should in the future be capable to “stay facet by facet in peace and safety, inside internationally recognised borders,” and he identified that real and lasting progress can solely be achieved “by means of multilateralism, affected person dialogue and inclusive cooperation, not by means of the usage of pressure.”
‘A prophetic signal of peace and fraternity’
In his weekly Angelus tackle, Pope Leo additionally recalled the beginning of the Mediterranean Video games, a multi-sport occasion with athletes from nations in Africa, Asia, and Europe that border the Mediterranean Sea. This yr’s Video games are being hosted by town of Taranto in southern Italy.
Athletica Vaticana, the Holy See’s official sports activities affiliation, may even take part within the occasion, with 4 athletes competing within the Video games.
The Holy Father expressed his hope that the Video games could be “a prophetic signal of peace and fraternity among the many peoples of this area and of the entire world.”
Greetings to pilgrims
Lastly, welcoming pilgrims from numerous nations from world wide, Pope Leo provided particular greetings to the quite a few members within the conventional girls’s pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Piekary Śląskie within the area of Higher Silesia in Poland.
