As the 60th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council document Nostra Aetate occurs during the month of October,  Pope Leo dedicates his prayer intention this month to collaboration between different religious traditions. 

His intention, is proposed at a time in the world marked by conflicts and polarisation.  The Pope invites us instead to rediscover in religion a bridge of fraternity and a reconciling force.

“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.”

-Pope Leo