Full Text: Pope Leo XIV’s General Audience Given October 7, 2026
Pope Leo XIV urged Christians to pair faith with charity and justice, saying the Church must resist consumerism and unjust structures.
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Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given October 7, 2026
The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s general audience address given Oct. 7 in St. Peter’s Square. The post Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given October 7, 2026 first appeared on OSV News.
Pope at Audience: Church’s mission is to help people look at profound questions of life
Pope Leo XIV reflects on the fourth chapter of the first part of ‘Gaudium et spes’, saying the Church strives to bring about the Kingdom of God and the salvation of all human beings, above all through “personal holiness and fraternal love”. Read all
In modern society, the real meaning of life is often too short, the Pope criticises and explains what the Church can do about it in the present day and why it must give people new orientation.
The Church does not stand "above" or "alongside" the world, but is embedded in it and shares its fragility and beauty, the Holy Father said during the general audience on October 7 in St. Peter's Square. The Pope continued his series of catechesis on the documents of the Second Vatican Council, discussing the Church's role in the contemporary world based on the constitution Gaudium et spes. The article "Vatican: Leo XIV's General Audience [+GAL…
Christianity does not need to be softened to become attractive. Its strength lies in its fidelity to the Gospel. During Wednesday's general audience, Pope Leo XIV recalled that the Church's mission is carried out in the midst of the world, and every baptized person is called to make their daily life a witness to the faith they profess.
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