09/02/2026
Pope Leo XIV urged Christians not to allow injustice, injury or evil to lead them toward hatred and violence, saying that only love, hope, forgiveness and respect can protect human dignity.
During Mass Aug. 29 on the feast of Our Lady of the Lake in Castel Gandolfo, the pope said the world is in great need of โlife, hope, serenity and peaceโ and warned against allowing evil to โdisfigure our humanity or corrupt our hearts.โ
โHatred and violence bring nothing good, but only destruction and death, always, even when they are a response to injustices suffered,โ he said. โOnly the way of love is the way of life.โ
After Mass, Pope Leo became the first pope to join the traditional Marian procession by boat on Lake Albano, where he blessed the faithful and those whose livelihoods depend on the lake.
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๐ธ CNS photo/Lola Gomez