Pope Leo encourages each one of us to make Friday 22 August a day of prayer and fasting for peace.
During his General Audience on Wednesday 20th August 2025 Pope Leo reminded us of “wars in the Holy Land, in Ukraine, and in many other regions of the world”, and called each of us to pray for peace on the day when we celebrate the memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Queen of Peace:
“I invite all the faithful to devote the day of 22 August to fasting and prayer, imploring the Lord to grant us peace and justice, and to dry the tears of those who suffer as a result of the ongoing armed conflicts. Mary, Queen of Peace, intercede so that peoples may find the path to peace.”