Pope Urges Active Church Service to Reveal and Heal Society's Contradictions
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Pope Leo XIV tells a September General Audience that the Church must engage with reality, unmask societal contradictions, and stand with the vulnerable, guided by Gaudium et Spes and the Second Vatican Council’s call for the Church to serve humanity and witness to Christ.
Topics:world#church-in-the-modern-world#gaudium-et-spes#poverty#religion#second-vatican-council#solidarity
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