Religious leaders meet in Assisi for peace dialogue

Representatives of different religions gathered in Bastia Umbra for an international meeting titled "Disarmed and Disarming Peace" from October 25 to 27. Organized by the Community of Sant'Egidio, the meeting occurs 40 years after Pope John Paul II invited religious leaders to pray for peace in Assisi on October 27, 1986.

The gathering included an Eucharist celebrated by Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, the archbishop of Kinshasa. During the Angelus on October 25, Pope Leo XIV called for continued prayer for peace ahead of the meeting.