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Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given August 19, 2026

by Pope Leo XIV

(OSV News) — The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s general audience address given August 19 in St. Peter’s Basilica. Catechesis. The Documents of the …

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