Pope Leo XIV calls Pashinyan and Aliyev ‘sowers of hope’

In his message for the World Day of Human Fraternity and the presentation of the Zayed Award, Pope Leo XIV described the award recipients — Nikol Pashinyan, Ilham Aliyev, Zarqa Yaftali, and the Palestinian organization Taawon — as “sowers of hope in a world that too often builds walls instead of bridges”, Vatican News reports

“By choosing the demanding path of solidarity over the easy path of indifference, they have shown that even the most deep-seated divisions can be healed through concrete action. Their work bears witness to the conviction that the light of fraternity can prevail over the darkness of fratricide,” the leader of the Catholic world said.

In his message, Pope Leo XIV described fraternity as an urgent necessity, stronger than conflicts, differences and tensions.