“With firm convi-ction we say: no more war! Let us stop all conflict. War carries only death and destru-ction; it is an adventure with no return in which we are all losers. Let the guns be silent; let a universal ceasefire be declared at once.”

Pope Francis and religious leaders make an adamant appeal for a universal ceasefire, as part of the Community of Sant’Egidio’s prayer for peace to mark the closing of its 36th ‘Spi-rit of Assisi’ event at Rome’s Colosseum, 25 October 2022.