Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV reflected on Christ’s humility and Resurrection in his Oct. 8, 2025 general audience.

Pope Leo “was very affirming of the work that we are doing in the United States, especially our work directly with immigrants,” Bishop Seitz said.

“The Risen One is close to us … in the darkest places: in our failures, in our frayed relationships, in the daily struggles that weigh on our shoulders.”

Jesus “does not want us to be servants, nor ‘activists’ of a political party; he calls us to be with him as friends, so that our lives may be renewed.”

Mary embodied the theological virtue of hope “through her trust that God would fulfill his promises,” and this gave her “strength and courage,” the pope said.

At the end of his Sept. 24 audience, Pope Leo XIV issued an invitation to Catholics worldwide — and he hopes they’ll accept it.

The pope prayed the Knights delegation’s time in Rome would “nourish your faith, will confirm you in hope and deepen your love for the church.”

The liturgy in the Vatican Gardens was a delayed celebration of the Sept. 29 feast of St. Michael the Archangel, the patron of the police.

“All cultures need to be purified and aligned with the Gospel of Jesus through docility to the Spirit,” Cardinal Tagle said.

Pope Leo XIV decried “the rise of antisemitic hatred in the world,” particularly as evidenced by “the terrorist attack in Manchester,” England, Oct. 2, an attack that killed two men.