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Pope Leo XIV's message for the World Day of Peace emphasizes an 'unarmed and disarming' peace rooted in Gospel nonviolence, advocating humility, perseverance, and active relationship-building to foster global peace amid increasing conflict and fear.
Historically and academically, protests are highly effective tools for social and political change, influencing legislation, elections, and cultural shifts, especially when nonviolent and widespread, with their impact often seen as long-term and cumulative.
Pope Leo XIV emphasized the importance of building peace through strong institutions, education, and social justice, highlighting the role of the Gospel and Church’s social doctrine as guides. He called for standing with victims, promoting non-violence, and fostering fraternity and dialogue, urging participants to remain committed to creating peaceful institutions across all sectors.
Some supporters of a far-right convoy heading to the Texas border have expressed violent rhetoric, with social media postings calling for civil war and violence. The organizers stress nonviolence but struggle to organize a convoy of the size they claimed, and the events have been advertised on white nationalist and gun forums. The convoy's leader disavows calls for violence and claims the events are peaceful, while some right-wing media outlets have boosted organizers' claims of expected participants. The convoy's boost from former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and its ties to vaccine misinformation and conspiracy theories have also come under scrutiny.
Jacob Chansley, also known as the "QAnon Shaman," who was seen storming the US Capitol on January 6, has released a video message in which he claims to have forgiven the US government for locking him up. He also promises to continue spreading the "truth" while embracing a nonviolent message. Chansley was released in March after serving about two years of a three-and-a-half-year sentence for obstructing a federal proceeding. He has reportedly been living in a halfway house since then.