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In mid‑July 2026 Pope Leo XIV warned that renewed wars in the Middle East and Ukraine threatened global stability, urging dialogue, encounter and diplomacy as the only path to lasting peace. He highlighted civilian suffering, referenced the 1983 Stanislav Petrov incident and called continued his push for nuclear disarmament in a foreword to the forthcoming anthology *Disarmed and Disarming: Peace Is a Gift*. On 26 July 2026, from the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, Leo XIV delivered an Angelus from Piazza della Libertà. He again called on all parties immediate cease‑fire in the Middle East to suspend attacks, reopen diplomatic negotiations and pursue a just political solution rooted in human dignity, warning East, emphasizing that intensified fighting jeopardised water and electricity threatens civilians, drinking‑water supplies and heightened civilian casualties electricity in the West Bank and Gaza. The address reiterated In his earlier pleas for an immediate cease‑fire Angelus address from Castel Gandolfo on 26 July 2026, he called on all parties to suspend attacks and humanitarian relief. The Pope also prayed return to diplomatic negotiations, linking the need for peace to the victims dignity of every human life. He also extended solidarity to those affected by the devastating severe forest fires raging in ravaging France and Spain, expressing solidarity with rescue teams and noting that hundreds of thousands of Spain. The blazes forced more than 116 000 people had been displaced. He asked from their homes in Spain’s provinces of Madrid, Ávila and Castellón, and over 200 000 evacuations in France’s Gironde region near Bordeaux. The Pope urged the faithful to pray for the displaced, for rescue crews, and for all suffering from victims of war and disaster and announced his return to the Vatican disaster. Drawing on Monday. the Gospel, Leo XIV continues likened the Kingdom of God to frame peace as a personal responsibility, warning that the current arms race “frightens hidden treasure and terrifies” humanity while a precious pearl, urging the international community believers to act with hope seek spiritual renewal alongside concrete actions for peace and compassion. humanitarian relief.