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Focus on approval, the pope warned, can lead to personal suffering, social division and relationships that are fragile and ultimately disappointing.

Pope Leo stressed during his Jan. 18 Angelus address that approval, consensus and visibility are often given excessive importance today, causing suffering and division.

Recent announcements by bishops in Angola, Algeria and Spain have indicated Pope Leo XIV will visit their respective countries this year. 

While Pope Leo XIV likes to play word games, his 19th-century predecessor liked to create them.

“The central point of surrogacy lies in the commodification of the person, which entails a grave violation of their dignity,” Archbishop Gallagher said.

“Be assured” of Christ’s “closeness,” the pope said. “He is not distant from what you are experiencing” but “shares it and carries it with you.”

The circular mosaic, known as a tondo, will be installed in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.

If Christians are to speak about God, then they must dedicate time each day and week to listening to God’s word in prayer and the liturgy, Pope Leo XIV said.

Machado conveyed to the pope “the strength of the Venezuelan people, who remain firm and in prayer for Venezuela’s freedom.”

The staff unites “the mission of proclaiming the mystery of love expressed by Christ on the cross with his glorious manifestation in the resurrection.”