US EditionPope urges men, women to be witnesses of fraternity in divided world
- Feb. 2, 2026, Pope Leo celebrated a Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica for the World Day for Consecrated Life, with a candlelit procession and dimmed basilica.
- Framed as Candlemas, he cited `What unfolds before us is a meeting between two movements of love: that of God, who comes to save his people, and that of humanity, which awaits his coming with vigilant faith` from St. Luke's Gospel, referencing Simeon and Anna.
- Highlighting founders and foundresses, Pope Leo praised their perilous missions and said many religious communities remain prayerful presences in hostile settings, upholding life's sacredness.
- The pope, an Augustinian and former missionary, reflected on religious mission after dozens led a candlelit procession in a dimmed St. Peter’s Basilica with thousands holding lit candles.
- Through vows and charity, consecrated persons must live poverty, chastity, obedience and serve the young, elderly, poor, sick and imprisoned as `an inviolable sanctuary of God’s presence, before whom we must bend our knee`.
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Pope Leo highlights prophetic witness of consecrated life on Feast of the Presentation
On the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Pope Leo XIV spoke of consecrated religious life as a prophetic witness, saying the vocation remains a… The post Pope Leo highlights prophetic witness of consecrated life on Feast of the Presentation appeared first on CatholicVote org.
Pope urges men, women to be witnesses of fraternity in divided world
ROME – Pope Leo celebrated the service of consecrated men and women Monday, telling those who had given their lives to God that they are meant to be witnesses of peace and fraternity in a divided and conflicted world. “Through your commitment to follow him more closely – sharing in his self-emptying and in his life in the Spirit – you can show the world the way to overcome conflict, sowing fraternity through the freedom of those who love and for…
Pope Leo XIV Tells Religious: Be ‘Leaven of Peace’ and a ‘Sign of Hope’
Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord in St. Peter’s Basilica on the 30th World Day for Consecrated Life, Feb. 2, 2026. Turning to those living vowed religious life, the Pope said the Church asks them 'to be prophets: messengers who proclaim the presence of the Lord and prepare his way.'
Two movements of love explained by the Pope to religious: God who comes to save and man who awaits his coming - ZENIT
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 02.02.2026).- On the afternoon of Monday, February 2, Pope Leo XIV presided over the Eucharistic concelebration in St. Peter’s Basilica on the occasion of the liturgical solemnity of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple and the 30th World Day of Consecrated Life. Below is the English translation of the Holy Father’s homily. *** Dear brothers and sisters, today, on this Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, the Gos…
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