Full Text: Pope Leo XIV’s General Audience Given April 01, 2026

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given April 01, 2026

(OSV News) -- The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s general audience address given Apr. 1, in St. Peter’s Square. Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. II. Dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium. 6. Living stones in the Church and witnesses in the world: the laity in the People of God" Brothers

Pope Leo on the dignity and mission of the laity: They are the body of Christ

The pope’s reflection at the general audience was inspired by the Second Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution Lumen Gentium. [...]

Pope at Audience: Lay people help Church reach all and promote peace

During his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV highlights the important role that lay people play in the Church’s mission in bearing witness to the Gospel, as he continues his reflection on the conciliar document "Lumen gentium." Read all

“The laity are the Church in the world”: Leo XIV calls the faithful to be courageous witnesses of the faith in society

General Audience. On the conciliar constitution Lumen Gentium, he emphasizes the common dignity of all the baptized and their mission in the Church and in the world

All Catholics share in Church’s mission, not just clergy, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Laypeople are not passive members but active participants in the Church’s mission, called to live and spread the Gospel in everyday life, Pope Leo XIV said. Continuing his series on the documents of the Second Vatican Council during his weekly general audience, the pope emphasized that all the baptized, not just the clergy, are missionary disciples of Christ. Pope Leo XIV greets visitors and pilgrims from the popemobile whi…