At the end of today’s general audience, Pope Leo XIV called for August 22 to be dedicated to prayer and fasting, seeking God's gift of peace.
This was reported by Vatican News.
The Pope noted that next Friday, August 22, the liturgical calendar of the Latin Rite Church commemorates the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace.
"Mary is the Mother of the faithful here on earth and is remembered as the Queen of Peace. As our world continues to be wounded by wars — in the Holy Land, in Ukraine, and in many other parts of the world — I invite all the faithful to spend the day of August 22 in fasting and prayer, imploring the Lord to grant us peace and justice, and to wipe away the tears of those who suffer because of ongoing armed conflicts, "said His Holiness.
"May Mary, Queen of Peace, intercede so that peoples may find the path of peace," he added.