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Leo with the Curia Will Maintain Francis’s Direction, but Change the Tone
- On June 10, 2025, Pope Leo XIV met at the Vatican with apostolic nuncios and papal diplomats as part of the Jubilee of the Holy See to thank them for their work.
- This meeting followed Pope Francis's reform mandate, aiming to continue curial and diplomatic reforms while emphasizing unity and a softer tone under Leo’s leadership.
- Pope Leo described nuncios as pastors and missionaries serving as bridges between the pope, local churches, and the world’s wounds, urging diplomats to build relationships where it is hardest.
- He emphasized love as the foundation of faith and reminded diplomats that their ministry is irreplaceable, stating, "Your role, your ministry, is irreplaceable," especially amidst suffering and injustice.
- Cardinal Pietro Parolin affirmed on June 9 that nuncios support the pope’s mission of peace and justice through mediation, promoting fraternity by engaging with others as fellow human beings.
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The diplomatic challenges facing Pope Leo
In the first month of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV has shown he is not afraid of bold diplomatic gestures.Pope Leo XIV speaks at an audience June 11, 2025. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNASubscribe nowShortly after taking up his new role, he offered the Vatican as a location for peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, called for the release of journalists who are political prisoners around the world, and made appeals for peace between Israel an…
The cardinal hoped for a pontiff who would reunite the Church. Meanwhile, Zuppi stutters: "I obey the Pope even if he doesn't want to. "The ministry of Peter is to create relationships, bridges. The program of the pontificate of Leo XIV is enclosed in the exhortation addressed yesterday to the Apostolic Nuncios, that is, his rap...
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Pope Leo XIV: The Church ‘will always defend the sacred right to believe in God’
VATICAN— Pope Leo XIV received papal representatives at the Vatican on Tuesday, reminding them that the Church “will always defend the sacrosanct right to believe in God” and that this life “is not at the mercy of the powers of this world.” In the June 10 speech delivered in the Clementine Hall of the Vatican […] The post Pope Leo XIV: The Church ‘will always defend the sacred right to believe in God’ appeared first on Interaksyon.
Leo with the curia will maintain Francis’s direction, but change the tone
ROME – As Pope Leo XIV settles into his new role on the Throne of Peter, early indications are that he will respect and maintain the direction of his predecessor’s reforms for the Roman Curia, but will do so with a much softer tone. Over the past week, the pope has met with two different groupings of the most significant curial and diplomatic bodies of the Holy See: papal diplomatic representatives and employees and officials of the Secretariat …
Leo XIV: The Church ‘will always defend the sacred right to believe in God’
Pope Leo XIV address papal representatives on June 10, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jun 10, 2025 / 14:11 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV received papal representatives at the Vatican on Tuesday, reminding them that the Church “will always defend the sacrosanct right to believe in God” and that this life “is not at the mercy of the powers of this world.”In the June 10 speech delivered in the Clementine Hall of the Vatican Ap…
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