APPEAL FOR PEACE 2026
27/10/2026 | Na stronie od 30/10/2026
APPEAL FOR PEACE 2026
Women and men of different religions, people of goodwill, we have gathered in Assisi, aware that peace is a “workshop open to everyone,” and that we all share the responsibility of finding paths towards an “unarmed and disarming peace.”
Over these forty years, we have prayed, dreamed and worked for a more fraternal world, free from war. We have experienced the power that prayer has to shape history. We have seen the Berlin Wall fall, along with so many walls that had divided the world for generations. We have seen wars that had dragged on for years come to an end through peace agreements. We have seen the terrible nuclear arsenal being reduced. The longing of peoples emerging from the Second World War, who cried out, “Never again war!”, has become more evident.
Today, the world suffers from a lack of dialogue and vision: this puts humanity’s greatest achievements and the protection of the Earth at risk. We cannot allow the world to surrender definitively to the logic of war and conflict in international relations. With the weak strength of believers, in the name of humanity, we repeat in our own words the appeal of the ancient prophets: let us transform weapons and expenditure on armaments into water, food, education, work, clean air, livable cities for all generations, and healthcare accessible to everyone.
“We are all in the same boat”: the pandemics, the climate crisis, wars, migration, the nuclear threat and rearmament, and the challenges of artificial intelligence all show us this. This is why it is essential to broaden dialogue. We need a dialogue on a planetary scale for the good of humanity.
Either we succeed in putting an end to wars, or wars will truly put an end to humanity. There is only one world, our common home: we have inherited it, and we must leave it as such to future generations. Let us therefore free it from the nuclear nightmare! Rearmament is a slippery slope: we must de-escalate!
Let us not multiply, in our hearts and at our borders, those walls that prevent us from seeing others as brothers and sisters. Let us remember: only peace is the true remedy for fear. It disarms hearts through dialogue and enables us to recognize in all peoples the features of our shared humanity.
Enough of wars! Enough of the culture of war! Let us choose the creativity of dialogue and the boldness of peace, to heal the world of the disease of war and reduce social conflicts. We call for an end to the cult of force and the pedagogy of fear and blood, which blur the line between good and evil, numb our sense of humanity and foster a culture of death. It is time to rehabilitate peace.
May every place of worship and prayer become a home of peace and human solidarity! Religions offer what they have received from God: love, wisdom, the value of life, an understanding of human weaknesses, and forgiveness. They are increasingly aware that peoples share a common destiny. For no one can save themselves alone, not even nations.
We choose a culture and a pedagogy of nonviolence and dialogue.
No war is holy. War can never be waged in the name of God! Yes, only peace is holy.
May the Almighty grant the world the most precious gift of Peace, which humanity needs today more than ever.
Assisi, October 27, 2026