In the light of Easter, the Via Crucis, the Way of the Cross, is transfigured into the Via Lucis, the Way of Light. #GeneralAudience

[Posted 11/05/25] During the month of November, we pray in particular for the eternal repose of the faithful departed. May the Risen Lord show them His mercy, and may the hope brought by our faith in the Resurrection keep our eyes and our hearts turned towards the joy of Heaven. #GeneralAudience

May we never lose hope that a new world without division is possible. #GeneralAudience

[Posted 10/22/25] On the paths of the heart, the Risen One walks with us and for us. Jesus bears witness to the defeat of death and affirms the victory of life, despite the darkness of Calvary. Our lived history still has much goodness in which to hope. #GeneralAudience

[Posted 10/15/25] Christ’s Resurrection pours forth the hope that gives us a foretaste of deep and joyful calm, despite the fatigue of daily life. Only Christ can give us this everlasting peace. #GeneralAudience vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/audienc…

Only the Risen Jesus is the wellspring that satisfies our infinite thirst for fullness, which the Holy Spirit imbues into our hearts. #GeneralAudience

[Posted 10/08/25] The Risen Lord walks alongside each of us, as we journey every day. With infinite care, he asks to let Him warm our hearts. He waits patiently for the moment when our eyes will open to see His friendly face, so He can transform our resignation into hope. #GeneralAudience

However distant, lost or unworthy we may feel, there is no distance that can extinguish the power of God’s love. #GeneralAudience

This is the strength that gave rise to the Christian community and helped it grow: men and women who discovered the beauty of returning to life to be able to give it to others. #GeneralAudience
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[Posted 10/01/25] The centre of our faith and the heart of our hope are firmly rooted in the resurrection of Christ. It is a wonderful testimony of how love is capable of rising again after a great defeat in order to continue its unstoppable journey. #GeneralAudience

[Posted 09/24/25] No place is too distant, no heart too closed, no tomb is too tightly sealed to keep out God's love. #GeneralAudience
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[Posted 09/24/25] When it seems we have hit rock bottom, let us remember that this is the very place from which God is able to begin a new creation. This creation is made of people raised up, with hearts forgiven and tears wiped away. #GeneralAudience

[Posted 09/17/25] At times we seek quick answers, immediate solutions. But God works in depth, in the slow time of trust. #GeneralAudience vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/audienc…

Life does not always depend on what we do, but also in knowing how to let go of what we have been able to do. #GeneralAudience

It is one way to continue to believe that another world is possible. #GeneralAudience

[Posted 09/03/25] A joy the world cannot know is born in fraternity, in the simple life, in the art of asking without shame, and in offering without ulterior motives. This joy restores us to the original truth of our being: we are creatures made to give and receive love. #GeneralAudience

It is precisely in asking–not in possessing–that a way of freedom opens up, because we cease to pretend to be self-sufficient. #GeneralAudience

[Posted 09/03/25] None of us can be self-sufficient. No-one can save themselves. Life is “fulfilled” not when we are strong, but when we learn how to receive. #GeneralAudience
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Even if the other does not accept it, even if it seems to be in vain, forgiveness frees those who give it: it dispels resentment, it restores peace, it returns us to ourselves. #GeneralAudience