US EditionPope Leo XIV Says Marriage Is ‘Not an Ideal but the Measure of True Love Between a Man and a Woman’
- On Sunday, June 1, 2025, Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican, honoring a special event dedicated to families, youth, older adults, and ancestors.
- The event gathered thousands of pilgrims and families from nearly 120 countries, prompted by the Holy Year of Hope 2025 and the Church's focus on family roles in salvation.
- In his homily, the pontiff highlighted marriage as a genuine expression of deep, faithful, and fruitful love between a man and a woman, referencing the Gospel and Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Humanae Vitae to underscore its central role in God’s plan and its power to strengthen relationships and society.
- He reflected on the recent recognition of Cristofora Klomfass and 14 other religious sisters who lost their lives in 1945, commended grandparents as exemplary figures of faith, and encouraged children to express daily gratitude to their parents by saying "thank you."
- This event reaffirmed the Church's teaching that the marriage covenant offers unifying power and is essential for transmitting faith, offering hope amid global suffering and social challenges.
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VATICAN— Pope Leo XIV declared marriage is “not an ideal but the measure of true love between a man and a woman” and families are “the cradle of the future of humanity” as he celebrated Mass for thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly […] The post Pope Leo XIV says marriage is ‘not an ideal but the measure of true love between a man and a woman’ appeared first on In…
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"I tell you, husbands, marriage is not an ideal but the model of true love between man and woman: total love, faithful and loving," said Leão XIV Homilia.
"It is not an ideal" but "this makes it capable of giving life" (ANSA)
At the Jubilee of Families, the Pope urges parents to be "examples of consistency" and launches a "conjugal alliance" against the disintegration of society.
During the Jubilee of Families Mass, the Pope highlighted the union between man and woman as a model of love and criticized the instrumentalization of freedom to legitimize acts that threaten life. In the framework of the Jubilee of Families celebrated in the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV sent a strong message about the value of traditional marriage and the need for a correct understanding of freedom. Faced with a multitude of more than 60,000 people fr…
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