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Pope Leo XIV offers an uplifting message urging seminarians to be joyful and honest
- On June 24, 2025, Pope Leo XIV delivered an uplifting meditation to thousands of seminarians at the Vatican's Jubilee of Seminarians in St. Peter's Basilica.
- After spending 20 years as a missionary in Peru—where he fully embraced the local customs and became a naturalized citizen—Pope Leo XIV was summoned by Pope Francis to return to Rome in 2023 before his election.
- During the meditation, Pope Leo urged seminarians to cultivate an interior life centered on the heart, embrace prayer, reject hypocrisy, and witness Christ's tenderness amid a world marked by conflict and narcissism.
- He highlighted that “the Sacred Heart is filled with love for each of you” and cautioned that an authentic understanding of oneself is not possible without a personal relationship with God, while commending the seminarians as bearers of hope.
- The Pope's message reflected a pastoral shift encouraging openness, truthfulness, and missionary zeal, as seminarians fuel hope in a global Church facing declining numbers in some regions but growth in others.
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During Jubilee Day celebrated in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Leo XIV provided a moving moment when he addressed a group of seminarians in Spanish.
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