The Pope Leo XIV has centered his Easter message on the affirmation that Christ’s resurrection is not a symbol, but a fact that truly transforms history and human life. From the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, on Easter Sunday, he proclaimed that the Paschal victory is that of love over hatred and of life over death, recalling that Christ has borne the sin of the world to free not only man, but all creation from the dominion of evil.
The Pontiff has realistically described the inner situation of many men, marked by the weight of sin, frustration, or loneliness, and has insisted that the resurrection acts today as a real force capable of breaking that enclosure. In the face of the temptation to understand faith as something from the past, he has reiterated that Easter is a living reality that continues to operate in the present.
In his intervention, he has directly linked this inner transformation with peace, rejecting any conception based on imposition or force. He has pointed out that true peace is born from converted hearts, capable of renouncing vengeance and building relationships founded on the common good.
The Pope has strongly denounced the growing indifference to human suffering, warning that society is becoming accustomed to violence and death to the point of assuming them as something normal. He has alerted that this attitude not only degrades morally, but feeds conflicts and perpetuates hatred.
In that context, he has launched a direct call to abandon the logic of war, urging those who wield weapons to lay them down and those who hold political power to opt for dialogue. He has insisted that peace cannot be imposed, but must be built from truth, justice, and encounter.
The message concluded with an invitation to prayer, calling the faithful to join a day for peace on the upcoming April 11, in an international context marked by open conflicts and a growing collective spiritual fatigue.