The Dalai Lama has endorsed the peace appeal of Pope Leo XIV, urging an end to ongoing global conflicts and calling for dialogue over violence.
In a statement on IG dated March 31, the Tibetan spiritual leader expressed strong support for the Pope’s message delivered during Palm Sunday Mass.
“I wholeheartedly endorse the powerful appeal for peace made by the Holy Father, Pope Leo, during his Palm Sunday Mass. His call for the laying down of arms and the renunciation of violence resonated profoundly with me, as it speaks to the very essence of what all major religions teach.”
The Dalai Lama emphasized that peace is a shared principle across religions, stressing that violence contradicts core spiritual teachings.
“Indeed, whether we look to Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism or any of the world’s great spiritual traditions, the message is fundamentally the same: love, compassion, tolerance, and self-discipline. Violence finds no true home in any of these teachings. History has shown us time and again that violence only begets more violence and is never a lasting foundation for peace.”
He pointed to ongoing conflicts — including those in the Middle East and between Russia and Ukraine — as crises that require diplomatic, not military, solutions.
“An enduring resolution to conflict, including the ones we see in the Middle East or between Russia and Ukraine, must be rooted in dialogue, diplomacy and mutual respect — approached with the understanding that, at the deepest level, we are all brothers and sisters.”
The Dalai Lama concluded his message with a call for an immediate end to violence worldwide.
“I urge for and pray that the violence and conflicts may soon come to an end.”