In an international context marked by armed conflicts and increased military spending, Pope Leo XIV dedicates his prayer intention for March to disarmament and peace, recalling the words with which he greeted the world at the beginning of his pontificate – “Peace be with you” – a motto that has become a constant call to reconciliation.
The Holy Father also prays for the disarmament of “our hearts of hatred, resentment, and indifference,” emphasizing that true security does not come from fear or from control, but from mutual “trust, justice and solidarity among peoples.” He specifically prays that political leaders and heads of state “may have the courage to abandon projects of death, halt the arms race, and place the lives of the most vulnerable at the center.” In addition, he firmly rejects that the nuclear threat should continue to condition the future of humanity.
