US EditionPope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for local homeless people, invites them to lunch at summer villa
Pope Leo XIV held Mass and a luncheon for over 100 homeless guests, emphasizing charity and social justice as key to authentic ecology and community, the Diocese of Albano said.
- During the final Sunday of his summertime retreat in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for approximately 110 homeless and impoverished individuals, along with volunteers supported by the local Caritas charity.
- Previously known as Robert Prevost, Pope Leo XIV dedicated much of his adult life to serving impoverished communities in Peru, initially as an Augustinian missionary and later as a bishop. He notably supported local Caritas initiatives by establishing soup kitchens and migrant shelters, and by mobilizing resources to fund oxygen plants during the COVID-19 crisis.
- After Mass, Pope Leo XIV invited guests to lunch at the Borgo Laudato Si', the Vatican's environmental education center located in the gardens of the papal villa, with a menu including lasagna, eggplant parmesan, roast veal, fruit salad, and sweets named Dolce Leone.
- At the gathering, Pope Leo XIV highlighted that within the church, everyone is equally poor, valuable, and shares the same dignity. He urged attendees to see beyond the roles of helper and recipient, recognizing the divine image present in every individual.
- The event embodied the spirit of fraternity and social justice underscored by Cardinal Baggio, reflecting Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical Laudato Si', and signaled a tangible commitment to Christian charity and inclusive community living.
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Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for local homeless people, invites them
CASTEL GANDOLFO: Pope Leo XIV spent the last Sunday of his summer vacation with several dozen homeless and poor people and the church volunteers who help them, celebrating a special Mass for them and inviting them into the Vatican’s lakeside estate for a lunch of lasagna and roast veal. Leo celebrated Mass in the St. Mary sanctuary of Albano, near the papal summer retreat in
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Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for local homeless people, invites them to lunch at summer villa
Pope Leo XIV is spending the last Sunday of his summer vacation with several dozen homeless and poor people and the church volunteers who help them.
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