The Vatican News portal reports on an appeal for peace in Ukraine delivered by “Pope” Leo XIV following the Angelus prayer on February 22, 2026, marking four years since the start of the war. The appeal calls for an immediate ceasefire, the cessation of bombings, and strengthened dialogue, describing war as a “wound inflicted upon the entire human family” that leaves “death, devastation and a trail of pain that marks generations.” The article notes this continues a pattern of pleas from the post-conciliar hierarchy, mentioning humanitarian aid, papal conversations with world leaders, and meetings with Ukrainian pilgrims, praising the “faith of a land rich with ‘the testimony of many saints’ and ‘the blood of many martyrs.'” The appeal frames peace as an “urgent necessity” requiring “responsible decisions” and “sincere, direct and respectful dialogue” with international community support. This entire presentation constitutes a radical abandonment of Catholic social doctrine and a descent into the naturalistic humanism condemned by the pre-conciliar Magisterium, reducing the supernatural peace of Christ’s reign to a mere political program of dialogue and humanitarianism.