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Sunday, February 1, 2026
Pope Leo XIV urges youth politics rooted in peace
Pope Leo XIV urges youth politics rooted in peace
The Pope urged young leaders to take courage, reminding them that their efforts toward fraternity are shared across cultures and faiths.
Pope Leo XIV addressed young political leaders from around the world at the “One Humanity, One Planet” conference on Saturday, urging them to ground political life in peace, justice, and care for the most vulnerable.
Speaking in the Clementine Hall, the Pope praised the participants’ commitment to the common good and highlighted their diversity as a strength rather than a challenge. Their approach, he said, embodies synodality — a way of proceeding marked by listening, shared discernment, and respect for complexity.
“Your way of proceeding is not incidental,” he told them. “It serves as the essential lens through which you observe the world.” In a global climate shaped by polarization and conflict, the Pope framed synodality as a practical tool for political engagement, one capable of seeking truth without fear and collaboration without erasing differences.
The address repeatedly returned to peace, which the Pope described as a gift received, a covenant shared, and a promise yet to be fulfilled. Peacebuilding, he insisted, does not begin on the world stage but in daily settings: universities, workplaces, civic groups, and political parties. Without harmony in those spaces, global peace remains an abstraction.
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