Pope Leo: Bishops Should Offer Clear Teaching
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Pope Leo: Bishops should offer clear teaching
In a letter to the bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean on the occasion of the third centenary of the canonisation of their patron, Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, the Pope reflects on episcopal ministry in the light of the rite of welcoming a bishop into his cathedral church. He warns them against “abandoning the flock”, and urges them to nurture their interior life. Read all
Pope Leo XIV urged the Latin American bishops to listen to the faithful and keep the Church together, in a letter he sent on the occasion of the third centenary of the canonization of Saint Toribio of Mogrovejo, patron of the bishops of Latin America, which was published that Saturday.
The pontiff recalled the years in which he exercised his episcopal ministry in Peruvian territory and pointed out that this experience allowed him to know closely the faith of its inhabitants.
In a letter for the third centenary of the canonization of the patron saint of the Latin American episcopate, the pontiff asked the ecclesiastical authorities to maintain the unity of the Church, accompany its priests and go out to meet the communities.
In a time when so many voices claim authority over the consciences of the faithful, the bishop's duty is to transmit clear teaching, wrote Leo XIV in a letter marking the 300th anniversary of the canonization of St. Turibius de Mogrovejo. The Pope emphasizes that the bishop does not transmit his own teaching, but the faith of the Church. He is to safeguard the precious deposit of faith, deepen it, and make it understandable to those entrusted to…
Pope Leo XIV has sent a letter to the bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean on the occasion of the third centenary of the canonization of Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo, patron of the Latin American bishops. The text, dated 8 September —festivity of the Nativity of the Virgin— and published in Spanish as the original language, has a special interest for the Spanish Church, since Toribio de Mogrovejo was born in Mayorga (Valladolid) before becom…
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