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By: Grace Porto, originally published February 2, 2026, Zeale.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pope Leo XIV on Jan. 31\u00a0addressed<\/u><\/a>\u00a0members of the \u201cOne Humanity, One Planet\u201d conference \u2014 an international group of young political leaders working on proposals for political impact \u2014 and told them that the greatest threat to peace is the murder of unborn children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am delighted to meet with you, young people from every part of the world, \u201c the Pope began, \u201cunited by a shared commitment to the pursuit of the common good through political engagement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He thanked the group for their commitment to peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeace, indeed, is above all a gift,\u201d Pope Leo said. \u201cWe receive it from those who came before us, and for this we must be grateful. Peace is also a covenant, which binds us to one another and commits us to safeguard it where it exists and to pursue it where it is absent. Finally, peace is a promise, because it opens before us the hope of a better world, a hope shared by all people of good will.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He urged the members of the conference to find ways to allow citizens to participate in their governments, which he said is the foundation of universal fraternity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that peace is impossible while humanity wages war against itself by mistreating, ignoring, or discarding the weakest members of society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He quoted Mother Teresa, who said at the National Prayer Breakfast in 1994 that \u201cthe greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHer words remain prophetic,\u201d the Pope commented. \u201cNo policy can genuinely serve the people if it denies the unborn the gift of life, or if it neglects to support those in need, whether in their material circumstances or in their spiritual distress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He exhorted the group to take courage, and told them that God Himself created the earth to be a home for all people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTherefore, the title of your conference, \u2018One Humanity, One Planet,\u2019\u201d he said, \u201cfinds its fullest expression when completed by the words \u2018One God.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pope then gave the audience his apostolic blessing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grace Porto is a staff writer for Zeale News.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image: Zeale News.com.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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