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“It is a very beautiful day that reminds us of the closeness of Mary, our mother, who always accompanies us and teaches us so much,” Pope Leo said.

Ignorance of sacred Scriptures is ignorance of Jesus Christ, Pope Leo XIV said during his weekly general audience.

(OSV News) — The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s general audience address given Feb. 11, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, in Paul VI Audience …

Pope Leo XIV, the head of the world’s smallest state, may make a brief visit to Monaco, the world’s second-smallest state, this year, the Vatican confirmed. 

The pope invites everyone to celebrate the day with a Eucharistic liturgy in the cathedral church of each individual diocese.

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski said the aid mission was a tangible sign that the pope has not forgotten the suffering of the Ukrainian people.

The sanctuary, part of Assisi’s Church of St. Mary Major, marks the site where St. Francis renounced his worldly possessions.

“Indeed, it is gestures of openness and attentiveness to others that rekindle joy. Certainly, in their simplicity, they set us against the current.”

The trip seems unlikely to happen in the immediate future, given a growing divide between the Trump administration and the pope over U.S. immigration policies.

Founded in 1980 by Father John Harvey at the request of then-Cardinal Terence Cooke of New York, Courage has grown to more than 160 chapters in 15 countries.