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Pope Leo XIV, at his General Audience in the Vatican, emphasizes the Church’s eschatological role as outlined in Lumen Gentium: to guide the faithful toward salvation, denounce evil in all its forms, defend the vulnerable, and keep the Kingdom of God in view as a balance between the Church’s present reality and its ultimate fullness.
On the first anniversary of Pope Francis’s death, Pope Leo XIV praises him as a missionary of mercy and devoted shepherd whose apostolic journeys and witness touched people worldwide, highlighting his fidelity to faith, baptism, and episcopal consecration, his alignment with Vatican II, and Marian devotion, while reaffirming spiritual closeness despite being away in Africa.
Pope Francis emphasized in his weekly General Audience that all Christians, including priests, religious, and laypeople, are called to be missionary disciples. He reflected on the universal call to mission and urged all Christians to receive this calling. The Pope also emphasized the collaboration between the laity and the hierarchy and the importance of ensuring that the diversity of charisms and ministries does not give rise to privileged categories. In addition, he thanked Argentinian leaders for their wishes on the tenth anniversary of his election as Pope and appealed to the warring parties in Ukraine to respect religious sites.