This October, Pope Leo XIV invites us to pray that believers of different religious traditions may work together to promote peace, justice, and human fraternity.

Marking the 60th anniversary of *Nostra Aetate*, the Vatican II declaration that opened paths of dialogue with other faiths, the Holy Father reminds us that religions are called to be bridges of hope, not walls of division.

In a fractured world, let us unite as brothers and sisters, living, working, and praying together.

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Prayer:

Lord Jesus,

You, who in diversity are one

and look lovingly at every person,

help us to recognize ourselves as brothers and sisters,

called to live, pray, work, and dream together.

We live in a world full of beauty,

but also wounded by deep divisions.

Sometimes, religions, instead of uniting us,

become a cause of confrontation.

Give us your Spirit to purify our hearts,

so that we may recognize what unites us

and, from there, learn again how to listen

and collaborate without destroying.

May the concrete examples of peace,

justice and fraternity in religions

inspire us to believe that it is possible to live

and work together, beyond our differences.

May religions not be used as weapons or walls,

but rather lived as bridges and prophecy:

making the dream of the common good credible,

accompanying life, sustaining hope

and being the yeast of unity in a fragmented world.

Amen.