{"id":18064,"date":"2026-06-24T15:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T19:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/?p=18064"},"modified":"2026-06-24T23:18:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T03:18:50","slug":"pope-leo-xiv-to-roaco-while-you-generate-life-others-sow-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/pope-leo-xiv-to-roaco-while-you-generate-life-others-sow-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo XIV to ROACO: &#8220;While You Generate Life, Others Sow Death&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 18 June 2026, Pope Leo XIV received the participants of the 99th Plenary Assembly of ROACO (the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches) in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ROACO brings together Catholic agencies, including CNEWA, represented by President Msgr. Peter Vaccari, and Dr. Adriana Bara, National Director of CNEWA Canada, that support the Eastern Catholic Churches in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, India, East Africa and other regions where these ancient Christian communities continue to witness to the Gospel, often in extremely difficult circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s meeting took place during a meaningful visit of the CNEWA Canada staff to Rome for three days, as part of the celebration of CNEWA\u2019s 100th anniversary in service to the Church. During their time in Rome, the staff visited the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, the CNEWA office in Rome, and attended a Mass offered by Msgr. Peter Vaccari at the Church of the Holy Spirit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s ROACO meeting focused on the formation of clergy and monks in Eastern seminaries and colleges. In his address, Pope Leo XIV praised this theme, reminding participants that supporting the Eastern Churches means more than providing material assistance. It also means helping them grow in their identity, their spiritual life and their mission of evangelization. \u201cSupporting a Church,\u201d the Holy Father said, \u201cdoes not mean merely providing it with material means of subsistence, but also helping it to grow in its identity and in its ability to evangelize.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;The Christian East can only be preserved <\/br>if it is understood.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Pope Leo XIV <\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pope spoke with deep appreciation of the richness of the Eastern Catholic Churches, describing the Church as \u201cunited, yet not uniform.\u201d The Christian East, he said, preserves liturgies, theological traditions, spiritual treasures and forms of prayer that enrich the entire Catholic Church. \u201cThe Christian East can only be preserved if it is understood,\u201d Pope Leo XIV said. \u201cTo lose that understanding is to impoverish the Church.\u201d For this reason, the Pope emphasized the importance of formation: forming priests, monks, seminarians and future leaders who can carry forward the faith, traditions and spiritual heritage of their Churches. He also reminded ROACO members that charitable work must be rooted in prayer, the sacraments and a living faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the second part of his address, Pope Leo XIV turned to the suffering of Eastern Christians, especially in the Middle East. He denounced the tragedy of war and the instability it creates, saying that war \u201cdoes not solve problems but creates tragedies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In one of the most powerful moments of his speech, the Holy Father contrasted the work of aid agencies and benefactors with the actions of those who fuel conflict: \u201cWhile you generate life, they sow death; while you reach out to your brother, they seek enemies to crush; while you create dialogue, they seek monologues; while you open paths of hope, they lock people into fear; while you build the future, they destroy the present.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;While you generate life, they sow death.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Pope Leo XIV<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pope Leo XIV described instability as a \u201cplague\u201d born of war \u2014 one that continues to drain the life of Eastern Christian communities. He spoke of countries where jobs are precarious, wages are irregular, health care is fragile and education is uncertain. Such conditions, he said, weigh especially on families, children, young people, the elderly and the sick, forcing many to leave their homelands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Holy Father appealed to consciences and called for wise and responsible decisions to prevent war and instability. These tragedies, he reminded the world, are not inevitable; they are the result of human choices and therefore carry moral responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the conclusion of his address, Pope Leo XIV thanked ROACO members and their many donors who continue, in the name of the Gospel, to respond to suffering with charity, hope and concrete assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For CNEWA Canada, the Pope\u2019s words are both an encouragement and a mission. Through the generosity of our benefactors, we continue to support the Eastern Churches, their clergy, religious communities, seminarians, families and vulnerable communities who remain signs of faith and hope in places marked by war, poverty and uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a world where many sow death, CNEWA\u2019s mission is to help generate life \u2014 through prayer, solidarity and love in action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped is-style-lightbox wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"18068\" src=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2133-2-653x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2133-2-653x1024.jpeg 653w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2133-2-191x300.jpeg 191w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2133-2-768x1204.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2133-2-980x1536.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2133-2-1307x2048.jpeg 1307w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2133-2-1600x2508.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2133-2-scaled.jpeg 1633w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cardinal Gugerotti, Prefect of the Dicastery of the Oriental Churches, and Dr. Adriana Bara, CNEWA Canada National Director, after the ROACO audience with Pope Leo XIV (photo courtesy of Dr. Adriana Bara)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"18067\" src=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2101-760x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2101-760x1024.jpeg 760w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2101-223x300.jpeg 223w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2101-768x1035.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2101-1140x1536.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2101-1520x2048.jpeg 1520w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2101-1600x2156.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2101-scaled.jpeg 1899w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CNEWA Canada staff alongside Msgr. Peter Vacari, President of CNEWA, and Dr. Adriana Bara, CNEWA Canada National Director, after Mass at Santo Spirito Church in Rome (photo courtesy of Dr. Adriana Bara)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"18066\" src=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2075-2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2075-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2075-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2075-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2075-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2075-2-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_2075-2-1600x1200.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CNEWA staff alongside Msgr. 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