Pope Leo XIV: The Family Is the First Place We Receive Support to Overcome Life’s Trials

Pope Leo XIV: The family is the first place we receive support to overcome life’s trials

Newlyweds Anna and Cole Stevens meet Pope Leo XIV at the general audience in Rome on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of Anna and Cole Stevens Vatican City, Aug 7, 2025 / 13:54 pm (CNA). In a video message to the participants of the... [...]

Pope: Family is the first place we receive support to overcome life’s trials

Newlyweds Anna and Cole Stevens meet Pope Leo XIV at the general audience in Rome on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of Anna and Cole Stevens Vatican City, Aug 7, 2025 / 13:54 pm (CNA). In a video message to the participants of the third congress of the Pan-African Catholic Network for Theology and Pastoral Care, Pope Leo XIV recalled the fundamental role of the family, “the first place where we receive the love and support we need.…

Pope Leo XIV: The Family Is the First Place We Receive Support to Overcome Life’s Trials

Francesco Sforza A family meets Pope Leo XIV at Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Pentecost, for the Jubilee of Movements, Associations and New Communities, on June 8, 2025 In the context of the Jubilee of Hope, Pope Leo XIV emphasized the vital role that hope plays in our earthly pilgrimage. ‘Faith and theology provide the basis for knowing God, while charity is the life of love we enjoy with him,’ he noted.