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War
 


All conflicts start when individual faces melt away and disappear. We must not surrender to this mindset.

 
Message
59th World Day of Social Communications

 
 
 
War
 


I think of all those countries that are at war; let us pray for peace. Let us all do our part. We are not born to kill, but to help people grow. May we find pathways of peace.

 
General Audience
12 February 2025

 
 
 
War
 


Take a moment of silence, to think about those who have died in the madness of war. War always destroys! Let us think of them, and let us pray.

 
General Audience
3rd April 2024

 
 
 
War
 


May our heavenly Mother obtain for all (those who suffer from social tensions and wars, consolation - and a future of serenity and harmony!

 
Angelus Address
15 August 2024

 
 
 
War
 


Let us not forget: war is a defeat.

 
Angelus Address
15 August 2024

 
 
 
War
 


War is always pointless and inconclusive, and brings only death, only destruction, and will never lead to the solution to problems. Instead, let us pray tirelessly, because prayer is effective, and let us ask the Lord for the gift of minds and hearts that dedicate themselves to peace in a concrete way.

 
Angelus Address
18 February, 2024

 
 
 
War
 


Let us not forget: War is a defeat, always.

 
Angelus Address
18 February 2024

 
 
 
War
 


The first victim of every war is the human family’s innate vocation to fraternity.

 
'Fratelli Tutti'
Encyclical Letter


 

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