The strongest version of this narrative presents the prayer vigil as a unifying, morally urgent response to global conflict, leveraging the symbolic weight of the Catholic Church and its leader to advocate for peace. The framing is deliberate: by tying the event to Divine Mercy Sunday and the legacy of St. Francis of Assisi, it roots contemporary geopolitical concerns in a long-standing tradition of nonviolence. The Pope’s recent rhetoric—condemning war as a "scandal to humanity"—amplifies the m...