Dar es Salaam, Dec. 23 -- IN a world increasingly shaped by fear, violence and fractured trust, Pope Leo XIVs message for the 2026 World Day of Peace arrives not as rhetoric, but as a moral intervention.

Titled “Peace Be With You All: Towards an Unarmed and Disarming Peace,” the Popes message urges humanity to return to a fundamental truth: Peace is not a slogan to invoke after violence, nor a distant ideal to postpone until circumstances are convenient. It is a principle intended to guide decisions before conflict arises.

This distinction is vital, especially in societies grappling with political tension, social trauma and contested narratives, where fear can supplant judgment and reaction often overrides responsibility.

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