True Beauty Found in Enduring Love, Which 'Ennobles and Lifts Us up,' Pope Says on Feast of Assumption
- Pope Leo XIV said true beauty comes from enduring love rather than hiding signs of aging during the Feast of the Assumption Mass at St. Thomas of Villanova in Castel Gandolfo on August 15, 2026.
- He urged Christians to reject hedonistic and consumerist beauty standards and instead recognize divine beauty in all people, including the elderly and workers.
- The pope emphasized that Mary’s glorification teaches that love is humanity's most beautiful adornment and called believers to follow her as a model of faith and hope.
- Pope Leo XIV invoked Mary’s blessing for communities in need, including those affected by conflict in Ukraine and Russia and victims of the Colombia earthquake.
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The Catholic SunTrue beauty found in enduring love, which 'ennobles and lifts us up,' pope says on feast of Assumption
Christians are called to reflect Mary's authentic beauty, which is revealed through a life of enduring love rather than worldly aesthetic standards, Pope Leo XIV said.
In his homily, the Pope spoke about where in everyday life we find true beauty, which many artists have depicted in Mary.
True beauty found in enduring love, which ‘ennobles and lifts us up,’ pope says on feast of Assumption
"For it is the purity of the soul that, in Mary -- as in us -- by the grace of God, illuminates and transfigures the whole person, leading us to the glory of Heaven," the pope said.
Pope Leo XIV turned to beauty ideals marked by "consumption and hedonism" at a Mass on the Assumption of Mary. Divine beauty can be found everywhere – even in the folds of an old man.
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Catholic World ReportPope Leo XIV: Mary Shows That ‘True Beauty’ Is Found in ‘the Light of the Risen Lord’
In a homily on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Pope urged the faithful to reject “consumerist” standards in favor of love.
The Pope criticized modern beauty ideals and consumer culture - "True beauty lies not in hiding the signs of aging, but in showing eternal love."
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