Pope to West African youth: Bear witness to peace, love amid conflicts

September 8, 2026 · 1 min read

Pope Leo XIV encourages young people in West Africa in their journey of faith, and invites them to live as a message of love, justice, and peace in our world beset by war and conflict.

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Sarah Moore

It's good to hear the Pope reminding young people to live as a message of love and justice. West Africa has seen enough fighting already. I pray those kids can actually do it without getting pulled into the next conflict.

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Radmila Ilić

Mladi u Africi imaju teško breme, to je tačno. Papa je dobro rekao da treba da budu poruka mira, ali kad svuda ima oružja i siromaštva, teško je ostati po strani. Kod nas posle devedesetih smo videli koliko brzo se to prelomi na obične ljude, a kamoli na decu.

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