US EditionPope Leo prays at tomb of St Paul
- On May 20, 2025, Pope Leo XIV held a short prayer service at the church traditionally believed to house the tomb of St. Paul, located in Rome.
- The visit occurred two days after the Mass marking the start of his Petrine ministry and was included in a series of stops at the principal papal basilicas throughout the city following his election.
- During the service, Pope Leo discussed a passage from St. Paul's Letter to the Romans, highlighting key concepts such as grace, faith, and justification, and offered prayers at the apostle’s tomb.
- The Pope emphasized that salvation results from a profound interaction between grace and faith, highlighting Augustine's insight that our ability to love is rooted in having first been the recipient of love.
- Pope Leo urged the faithful to emulate St. Paul’s love and zeal, entrusting his new pontificate to the apostle’s intercession and grace.
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Pope Leo XIV prayed at the tomb of St. Paul at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome May 20. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service ROME — God’s love, mercy and goodness lie at the foundation of every vocation, including that of the pope, Pope Leo XIV said. “Let us ask the Lord for the grace to cultivate and spread his charity and to become true neighbors to one another,” he said, paraphrasing his predecesso…
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Pope Leo XIV gives his blessing at the conclusion of a visit to the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome May 20, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) By Pope Leo XIV, OSV News This is the full text of the homily delivered by Pope Leo XIV on May 20, 2025, the day the Holy Father visited the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome and prayed before the tomb of St. Paul. The passage of scripture that we have just heard is the opening of a …
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Rome, 20 May (askanews) - Pope Leo XIV officially took possession of the Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, where he prayed on the tomb of St. Paul. On Sunday 25 May he will take possession of the other two Papal basilicas, St. John Lateran and St. Mary Major. The Pope arrived by car at the square of St. Paul, on the side of the side flank, where the external porch began and was immediately greeted by Father Abate, Dom Donato …
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