Hawzah News Agency- The march, the network's second, began with prayers and hymns at the Church of Santo Spirito in Sassia near the Vatican and ended in front of the headquarters of the Leonardo corporation in the Prati district, according to a report by the Hawzah News Agency.
At the center of the procession was a white cloth resembling a shroud bearing the names of approximately 300 Palestinian and Lebanese children killed by the "genocidal Tel Aviv regime" after two ceasefires were declared. Participants carried olive branches and prayed in multiple languages. Among those at the head of the march were Monsignor Giovanni Ricchiuti and Monsignor Christian Carlassare.
The route ran from Via della Conciliazione to Piazza Pio XII and then toward Porta Angelica, Cola di Rienzo, and the Prati district. Several stops were planned along the way for prayer and reflection. One stop was dedicated to Taybeh, a Christian town in the occupied West Bank, where a hymn composed for the occasion by Spanish priest and musician Father Javier Morlans was performed.
Organizers explained the choice of the Leonardo headquarters as the march's endpoint by citing the arms industry and weapons trade benefiting Israel. At the conclusion of the ceremony, they referred to Articles 1 and 11 of the Italian Constitution and stressed the need to end the logic of war and prioritize diplomatic and nonviolent solutions.
Don Rito Maresca, a core member of the network, told ANSA: "Our goal is first and foremost to raise awareness among Christian communities." He explained that the movement was formed to express solidarity with peoples affected by conflicts through prayer and public presence.
During the march, several priests referred to Pope Leo XIV's remarks about "disarmed and disarming peace" and criticized rising military spending and production. Monsignor Giovanni Ricchiuti, president of Pax Christi Italy, criticized continued investment in weapons, while other participants called for greater diplomatic initiative to end the conflicts.
The "Priests Against Genocide" network has announced it now has more than 2,500 members in over 60 countries working to condemn the crimes of the "child-killing Tel Aviv regime."
The Rome march was the network's second organized procession. Organizers expressed hope that it would not need to be repeated in the future and that the crimes and injustices committed by Israel in the region would come to an end.
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