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Pope Leo XIV Warns of Economic Injustice Threatening World Peace
Confirmed
In Short: Pope Leo XIV warned that an unjust economy poses a significant threat to world peace, echoing the Second Vatican Council’s concerns about economic imbalances.
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday called on Christians to view the world positively while actively transforming society according to the spirit of the Gospel, without watering down the Christian message.
"The believer cannot accept the oppression of the weak and the poor, nor the unjust structures that perpetuate conditions of dependence and injustice," Pope Leo XIV emphasized.
Pope Leo XIV also highlighted the importance of faith and culture synthesis, stating that a mature and responsible synthesis between faith and culture is necessary for persevering in the Christian vocation.
"Only peace is holy," Leo said in a video-message to a gathering of religious leaders in Assisi.
Pope Leo XIV has called on all the faithful and Christian communities around the world to pray the Rosary throughout the month of October for an end to war and for peace.
"Open your hearts to Christ and allow His courage, peace and love to win over the darkness and suffering that exists in our world," Pope Leo XIV told young people in a message released on November 3 for the 2026 World Youth Day, celebrated on November 22.
What this adds
Pope Leo XIV’s emphasis on economic justice and peace aligns with his previous calls for Europe to rediscover its Christian roots and engage in dialogue for unity.
The pontiff’s message underscores the Church’s role in contributing to the construction of the earthly city, focusing on justice, peace, and fraternity.
Pope Leo XIV’s call for the faithful to pray the Rosary for peace echoes a campaign promoted by Aid to the Church in Need for over two decades.
Background
Pope Leo XIV urged Europe to rediscover its Christian roots and engage in open dialogue with others to foster peace and unity during a visit to France on September 28, 2026.
Pope Leo XIV on Monday urged Europe to return to its roots, including its Christian heritage, while also engaging with the people from other cultures now living within it, during a visit to Metz, France.
What's confirmed
- Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday called on Christians to view the world positively while actively transforming society according to the spirit of the Gospel, without watering down the Christian message.
- "The believer cannot accept the oppression of the weak and the poor, nor the unjust structures that perpetuate conditions of dependence and injustice," Pope Leo XIV emphasized.
- Pope Leo XIV also highlighted the importance of faith and culture synthesis, stating that a mature and responsible synthesis between faith and culture is necessary for persevering in the Christian vocation.
- "Only peace is holy," Leo said in a video-message to a gathering of religious leaders in Assisi.
- Pope Leo XIV has called on all the faithful and Christian communities around the world to pray the Rosary throughout the month of October for an end to war and for peace.
- "Open your hearts to Christ and allow His courage, peace and love to win over the darkness and suffering that exists in our world," Pope Leo XIV told young people in a message released on November 3 for the 2026 World Youth Day, celebrated on November 22.
What's still developing
- “The council fathers remind us that the Church’s mission is fulfilled also in contributing to the construction of the earthly city. However, her methods and aims are not primarily of a political order; rather, they consist in bearing witness to faith and charity, together with commitment for justice, peace, and fraternity,” he said.
- “The council fathers highlight, first of all, the threat to world peace deriving from the imbalances linked to an economic development that is neither equitable nor respectful of creation. This is a farsighted vision, which was unfortunately borne out towards the end of the last century and which we see even more clearly today,” the pontiff said, continuing his series of lessons on the Second Vatican Council’s pastoral constitution Gaudium et Spes.
- Pope Leo XIV expressed this hope in a message signed by Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, sent on Wednesday to participants in a meeting organized by the Pontifical International Marian Academy (PAMI) and the Order of Friars Minor, in collaboration with the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.
- Speaking at a meeting titled 'The Future of AI: A Dialogue Between the Vatican and the Scientific World on the Developments and Applications of Intelligent Technologies', Pope Leo said decisions affecting human life, freedom and the use of force must always remain under meaningful human control.
- Just hours earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump had issued a stark ultimatum threatening to annihilate Iran’s “entire civilization” if Tehran did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic artery through which a significant portion of the world and transit of gas supplies.
- Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of November is for the proper use of wealth.
- Pope Leo XIV has made AI a central issue of his pontificate, while Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Orthodox and Buddhist thinkers are debating whether machines can ever reproduce distinctly human qualities such as conscience, compassion, spiritual judgment and responsibility.
- Reuters 27/09/2026 - 22:11 h Unverified ENG translation CAT CAST Pope Leo XIV celebrated a mass for 150,000 people at the sanctuary of Lourdes, a sacred place of Christian pilgrimage.