In a world at war the force of law once again prevails

01 June 2026

Francis of Assisi, poor, simple, “disarmed and disarming”, a living presence, still capable today of being a symbol of peace in a world devastated by wars: the church of Termoli dedicated to the Poverello – as part of the 50th anniversary of its erection as a parish and the eighth centenary of the saint’s death – hosted a debate last Friday which intertwined spirituality, international law, diplomacy, geopolitics, European defence, with the aim of placing commitment at the center for peace as responsibility, choice, testimony. The use of force, the crisis of international law and the lesson of Francis of Assisi: what future for the world is the title of the meeting – moderated by Michele Cocomazzi – which was attended among others by Archbishop Leo Boccardi, nuncio …