“If you want peace, prepare institutions of peace”. Pope Leo XIV said this today in his address to the movements and associations that participated in the “Arena of Peace” in Verona. “Increasingly we realize that this cannot simply involve political institutions, whether national or international, but requires all institutions – educational, economic and social”, the Pope explained, quoting from the Encyclical Fratelli Tutti. “The Gospel and the Church’s social doctrine are a constant source of support for Christians in this effort”, he continued, since “the fostering of a culture of peace is a task entrusted to all, believers and non-believers alike, who must advance it through reflection and a praxis inspired by the dignity of the person and the common good”. Then a final exhortation: “I encourage you to remain committed and present: present within history as a leaven of unity, communion and fraternity”. And a wish: “Fraternity needs to be recovered, loved, experienced, proclaimed and witnessed, in the confident hope that it is indeed possible, thanks to the love of God ‘poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit’”.