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In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his cycle of catechesis on "Jesus Christ our Hope" as part of the Jubilee 2025. He reflected on our hope in the Risen Christ, saying that "He is the wellspring that satisfies our thirst, the infinite thirst for fullness that the Holy Spirit imbues into our hearts." ...read more
In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his cycle of catechesis on "Jesus Christ our Hope" as part of the Jubilee 2025. He reflected on the surprising humility that Jesus shows his resurrection appearances. ...read more
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Pray with the Pope Reflection – October 2025
Fr. Edmund Lo, SJ
October 6, 2025
In this month of October, the Holy Father invites us to pray for collaboration between different religious traditions, that believers in different religious traditions might work together to defend and promote peace, justice, and human fraternity. ...read more
In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his cycle of catechesis on "Jesus Christ our Hope" as part of the Jubilee 2025. He reflected on the risen Christ's appearance to the disciples in the upper room. ...read more
In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his cycle of catechesis on "Jesus Christ our Hope" as part of the Jubilee 2025. He reflected on Jesus' descent to the dead on Holy Saturday. ...read more
In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his cycle of catechesis on "Jesus Christ our Hope" as part of the Jubilee 2025. He reflected on the Sabbath rest of Jesus in the tomb on Holy Saturday. ...read more
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Pray with the Pope Reflection – September 2025
Fr. Edmund Lo, SJ
September 12, 2025
My brothers and sisters: In this month of September, the Holy Father invites us to pray for our relationship with all of creation, that, inspired by St. Francis of Assisi, we might experience our interdependence with all creatures who are loved by God and worthy of love and respect. ...read more
In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his cycle of catechesis on "Jesus Christ our Hope" as part of the Jubilee 2025. He reflected on Jesus' cry of abandonment on the cross before he dies: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Mark 15:34). ...read more
In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV reflected on Jesus' cry of thirst on the cross, saying that it is "not only the physiological need of a tortured body. It is also, and above all, the expression of a profound desire: that of love, of relationship, of communion." ...read more
In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV reflected on Jesus' arrest on the Mount of Olives, saying that "Christian hope...is the result of profound prayer in which God is not asked to spare us from suffering, but rather to give us the strength to persevere in love, aware that life offered freely for love cannot be taken away by anyone." ...read more