US EditionFull Text: Pope Leo XIV’s General Audience Given March 18, 2026
Pope Leo XIV called on all baptized to actively evangelize and witness Christ’s royal priesthood, emphasizing the role of sacraments and Holy Spirit gifts in Church renewal.
- On Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV used his weekly General Audience to call all baptized Christians to share in Christ's "royal priesthood," emphasizing that every believer is an active agent of evangelization.
- The Pope revisited the Second Vatican Council's Dogmatic Constitution Lumen Gentium, which defines the Church as the "People of God" and establishes that the faithful participate in priestly, prophetic, and kingly offices through Baptism.
- Pope Leo XIV explained that the entire body of the faithful "cannot err in matters of belief" due to their supernatural sense of faith; this "consensus of the faithful" is guided by the Holy Spirit.
- The Holy Spirit "distributes special graces among the faithful of every rank," enabling them to undertake various tasks for the Church's renewal, the Pope noted, citing ecclesial associations as examples of this vitality.
- Concluding the audience, the Holy Father invited believers to "rekindle in ourselves the awareness of and gratitude for having received the gift of being part of God's People," reminding them of the responsibility this mission entails.
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