As the summer season commences and Italy's beaches become filled with readers, the public's preferences are not restricted to detective novels and spy stories. The Italian publishing market anticipates a significant percentage of sales for a book that possesses a profound spiritual and geopolitical significance. Bookshops have now received "Disarmed and Disarming. Peace Is a Gift" (Libreria Editrice Vaticana), the first anthology edited by Alessandro Banfi bringing together Pope Leo XIV's reflections on peace delivered since the beginning of his pontificate in May 2025, together with a previously unpublished text. In an extremely timely discourse addressed to both believers and non-believers, the American Pontiff warns of the perils of global rearmament and cyber dominance, urging everyone to follow the sole road of disarmament and diplomatic dialogue. This current phenomenon demonstrates how, even during the holidays, the public in Italy's cultural heartland values profound reflection on major issues of contemporary life.