Pope Leo XIV calls for end to global rearmament

Pope Leo XIV has issued a call for a global shift in priorities, urging an end to the planning of rearmament and military actions. He criticized the allocation of billions of dollars toward destruction while essential resources for education and healthcare remain insufficient.

The American-born Pope advocated for liberating labor from the ‘idolatry of profit’ and called for finance and technology to be removed from ‘the business of death.’ He further criticized unjust power dynamics and the exploitation of the weak in global conflicts, calling for a course correction led by courageous individuals to face reality through the strength of the Gospel.