Pope Leo Urges 9 Honduran Bishops to Teach Peace
Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV met nine Honduran bishops on Friday and asked them to answer violence at home with peace education, one of the bishops said. The post Pope Leo Urges 9 Honduran Bishops to Teach Peace appeared first on The Rio Times .
On Friday, 9 October 2026, Pope Leo XIV met privately with nine Honduran bishops at the Vatican for over two hours. The Holy See Press Office announced the meeting among the pope's other engagements that morning. The bishops, participating in their ad limina visit—a routine trip every five years to report on their dioceses to the pope—were urged by Leo XIV to address Honduras' high levels of violence with education promoting peace.
This education, the pope said, should begin in families, schools, neighborhoods, and villages and extend to public and Catholic schools and universities. He emphasized the importance of respecting the dignity of every person and adhering to Catholic social teaching on justice and the common good. The meeting, described by Bishop Jenry Orlando Ruiz of Trujillo as "very relaxed, very family-like," included the bishops singing to the Virgin of Suyapa, Honduras' patron saint, in the Vatican Gardens.
Honduras' National Migration Institute predicts deportations of Hondurans could reach 50,000 by the end of 2026, most returning from the United States. The US State Department warns travelers to Honduras of high crime rates, particularly violent crimes such as homicide, armed robbery, and kidnapping. Despite these challenges, the pope's appeal for peace education remains a crucial part of Honduras' national mission.
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