Full Text: Pope Leo XIV’s General Audience Given May 27, 2026
He said reforms must grow organically from existing rites and be guided by theological, historical and pastoral study.
- On Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV used his General Audience in St. Peter's Square to reflect on the 1963 Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, emphasizing that renewing the liturgy while preserving tradition allows the Church to grow.
- Pope Leo cited his predecessor Venerable Pius XII, who described the Church as "a living organism" that adapts to temporal needs, a principle that led the Second Vatican Council to reform the liturgy.
- Reforms must follow careful "theological, historical and pastoral" investigation, the Pope continued, as the Council Magisterium warns against altering liturgical matters on individual initiative.
- Citing Pope Benedict XVI, the Pope insisted that "tradition and progress are often clumsily opposed," explaining that tradition is a living reality which includes the principle of development.
- Changes over time aim to allow the faithful to participate fully in "the Paschal Mystery of Christ," as the liturgy has "been, for centuries, a driving force for evangelization.
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Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given May 27, 2026
(OSV News) -- The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s general audience address given May 27 in St. Peter’s Square. Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. III. Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium. 2. The reform of the liturgy: tradition and development Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome! In the Encyclical
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(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 05.27.2026).- Pope Leo XIV’s general audience took place in St. Peter’s Square on the morning of Wednesday, May 27. Before beginning his catechesis, which focused on the theme of tradition and reform in the liturgy, the Holy Father walked through the avenues of the square so that as many pilgrims as possible could be near him. Below is the English translation of Leo XIV’s catechesis. *** Dear brothers and sisters, goo…
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