A statement released by the Holy See Press Office highlights that, after the Angelus prayer, the Supreme Pontiff claimed: “we pray that efforts to end wars and promote peace may be successful.”

In that ceremony the Bishop of Rome also emphasized on the importance about these negotiations that “the common good of the people always coming first.”

A report published on the Vatican News website points out that, in speaking these words, Leo XIV was referring to the ongoing efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine and the current conflict in the Middle East, which threatens to escalate following Tel Aviv’s announcement of the Zionist decision to militarily occupy Gaza Strip. In particular, according to the news outlet, the Holy Father’s appeal was directed toward the negotiations to reach a ceasefire and peace between Kyiv and Moscow, which point toward possible progress following the recent summit on August 15 between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

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