The Pope: investing in the family, union between man and woman

In his address to the diplomatic corps, Pope Leo calls for investment "in the family, founded on the stable union between a man and a woman, a small but true society, and prior to any civilised society. Moreover, no one can avoid favouring contexts in which the dignity of every person is protected, especially the most fragile and defenceless ones, from the unborn to the elderly, from the sick to the unemployed, whether citizens or immigrants.

Pope Leo then reiterated Bergoglio's appeal to stop the arms race. It is possible, he said, "to eradicate the premises of every conflict and every destructive will to conquer. This also requires a sincere will to dialogue, animated by the desire to meet rather than to clash. In this perspective, multilateral diplomacy and those international institutions that were desired and conceived in the first place to remedy any disputes that might arise within the international community must be given a new lease of life. Of course, we also need the will to stop producing instruments of destruction and death'. He said this

The Pope: closing disputes, from Ukraine to the Holy Land

"My ministry begins in the heart of a Jubilee year, dedicated in a special way to hope," said Leo XIV. "It is a time of conversion and renewal, and above all an opportunity to leave behind disputes and begin a new journey, animated by the hope of being able to build, working together, each according to his own sensibilities and responsibilities, a world in which each person can realise his or her humanity in truth, justice and peace. He added: "I hope that this can happen in all contexts, starting with the most tried ones such as Ukraine and the Holy Land".