Pope urges new ambassadors to contribute to 'greatly-needed peace'

"No nation, no society, and no international order can call itself just and humane if it measures its success solely by power or prosperity while neglecting those who live at the margins. Indeed, Christ’s love for the least and the forgotten compels us to reject every form of selfishness that leaves the poor and the vulnerable invisible."

Pope Leo XIV made this statement on Thursday morning in the Vatican when addressing new non-resident ambassadors from Sierra Leone, Bangladesh, Yemen, Rwanda, Namibia, Mauritius, Chad, and Sri Lanka, accredited to the Holy See, on the occasion of the presentation of their credential letters.The Holy Father asked them to convey his respectful greetings to their Heads of State, together with the assurance of his prayers for them and their fellow citizens.