US EditionPope Leads Corpus Christi Procession Through Streets of Rome
- On June 22, 2025, Pope Leo XIV led a Corpus Christi march through Rome, carrying the Blessed Sacrament in a golden monstrance from the Lateran Basilica to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
- The procession commemorated the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, recalling Jesus multiplying five loaves and two fish to feed thousands, as narrated in St. Luke’s Gospel.
- Thousands of participants, among them youngsters who had just celebrated their first Communion, gathered in St. Peter’s Square and took part in the procession, which ended with Benediction and prayers highlighting the importance of sharing and Christ’s presence in the Eucharist.
- Pope Leo explained that Jesus addresses the crowd’s hunger by demonstrating an act of generosity: he looks upward, offers a prayer of thanks, breaks the bread, and distributes it to everyone, illustrating that the provisions are sufficient for all.
- The event highlighted Christians’ call to witness Jesus' love by sharing material and spiritual gifts, encouraging solidarity and hope especially in this Jubilee Year.
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Pope leads Corpus Christi procession through streets of Rome
Pope Leads Corpus Christi Procession Through Streets of Rome
Pope Leo XVI raises the monstrance during Benediction after a Corpus Christi procession to Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major June 22, 2025. (Photo: CNS/Lola Gomez) by Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) – In carrying Jesus through the city streets in a Corpus Christi procession, Christians are called to be witnesses of his love, sharing both their material and spiritual gifts, Pope Leo XIV said. A procession with the Eucharist is a way to present Jesus “to …
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