Pope Leo XIV calls for an ancient Olympic truce ahead of Winter Games

Pope Leo urged world leaders on ​Sunday to use the ‌Milano Cortina Winter Olympics to promote peace, ‌calling on those in authority to take concrete steps toward de-escalation and dialogue.

After ‍his weekly Angelus prayer, the pope said major sporting events including the Olympic ​Games carried a powerful message of ‌fraternity and could rekindle hope for a world at peace, recalling the ancient tradition of the Olympic truce." The Olympic truce is an ancient custom that accompanies the ​holding of the ​Games," he said.