Pope Leo delivered his message upon receiving the Liberty Medal from the National Constitutional Center on the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America.
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Pope Leo to Jesuit university presidents: Guide students to ‘know the One who is Truth’
“Those who conduct research, those who pursue studies and those who seek the truth are ultimately seeking God, whether they realize it or not,” Pope Leo said to members of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.
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Pope Leo XIV calls for AI to be ‘disarmed,’ directed to the common good
Editors’ note: This is the full text of the address from Pope Leo XIV during the presentation and promulgation of his encyclical ‘Magnifica Humanitas.‘ Dear brothers and sisters, I want to thank all of you for being here today, for your interest. I sincerely thank those who have organized this meeting today, and especially those […]
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Pope Leo XIV: The church is the protagonist of the Gospel, not merely its guardian
Editors’ note: This is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s homily during Pentecost Mass at St Peter’s Basilica on May 24. Dear brothers and sisters, The Easter season reaches its fulfillment today on the Solemnity of Pentecost. To highlight the continuity of this salvific event, the Gospel takes us back to the “first day […]
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‘Enough of war!’: Full text of Pope Leo’s prayer for peace
Pope Leo at April 11 peace vigil: ’Enough of the idolatry of self and money! Enough of the display of power! Enough of war! True strength is shown in serving life.’
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Pope Leo XIV pens book introduction: Peace is a gift—and a responsibility
“Our heart is the most important battlefield,” Pope Leo writes. “It is there that we must learn the bloodless but necessary victory over the impulses of death and the tendencies toward domination: only peaceful hearts can build a world of peace.”
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Pope Leo XIV: ‘The church is the rightful home of Sacred Scripture.’
“In the life and the faith of the Church [Scripture] finds the space where it can reveal its meaning and manifest its power,” Pope Leo said in his General Audience on Feb. 11.
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Pope Leo XIV: Understanding Scripture’s divine Author—and human authors
In his General Audience message on Feb 4., Pope Leo XIV continued his catechesis on the documents of the Second Vatican council and reminded the faithful of the importance of “Dei Verbum.”
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Pope Leo: You cannot separate Scripture and Tradition
“The Word of God,” Leo said, “is not fossilized, but rather it is a living and organic reality that develops and grows in Tradition.”
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Pope Leo on the Vatican II document that reminds us: Christ transforms our relationship with God
This is a fundamental point of Christian faith, which Dei Verbum reminds us of: Jesus Christ radically transforms man’s relationship with God, which is henceforth a relationship of friendship. Therefore, the only condition of the new covenant is love.