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Leo XIV: "All Religions Are Mothers. All Believers are Brothers"

gloria.tv | October 28, 2025

This evening, Pope Leo XIV participated in a niche interreligious gathering organised by the Sant’Egido Community at the Colosseum.

At the beginning, Andrea Riccardi emphasised that “the Spirit of Assisi still blows”.

Representatives of various religions were present, including Christian sects, as well as representatives of Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and other faiths. Together, they lit small candles.

Leo XIV held a speech praising the false religions and spiritualties. His key points were:

- We have prayed for peace according to our diverse religious traditions.

- This is our witness: offering the immense treasures of ancient spiritualities to contemporary humanity.

- On 27 October 1986, Saint John Paul IIinvited religious leaders from around the world to Assisi to pray for peace. This historic event marked a turning point in interfaith relations.

- We embrace the challenge of Assisi and the awareness of our shared task and responsibility for peace.

- For the Catholic Church, prayer in the “spirit of Assisi” is based on the solid foundation set out in the Second Vatican Council's Declaration Nostra Aetate.

- Together we reaffirm our commitment to dialogue and to fraternity.

- All believers are brothers and sisters. And religions, as “mothers,” must encourage peoples to treat each other as family, not as enemies.

- We must ensure that this period of history, marked by war and the arrogance of power, soon comes to an end. Enough! This is the cry of the poor and the cry of the earth. Enough!