US EditionPope Leo Warns ‘Material Comfort’ Can Dull the Conscience
Pope Leo XIV urged the faithful to seek Mary’s intercession for peace amid growing global violence, affirming hope through God’s mercy and the Assumption dogma’s lasting relevance.
- On August 15, 2025, Pope Leo XIV marked the Solemnity of the Assumption at St. Thomas of Villanova Church, entrusting his prayer for peace to Mary’s intercession.
- This year the feast coincides with US-Russia peace talks in Alaska, following Pope Pius XII's 1950 declaration of the Assumption dogma after World War II.
- Emphasizing hope, Pope Leo XIV states `Our victory over death begins here and now`, affirming in Christ we can `swallow up death` and seeing Mary’s assumption as our destiny.
- Joining the prayer, Pope Leo XIV urged the 2,500 in the square and 200 at Mass, including Mayor Alberto de Angelis, to entrust peace to Mary’s intercession.
- Urging perseverance, Pope Leo XIV emphasized that Mary suffers for her children, especially the weak, and reaffirmed that God is greater than human sin and violence.
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Francesco Sforza Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Mass of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Church of St. Thomas of Villanova in Castel Gandolfo, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. The Holy Father encouraged Catholics to renew the Mother of God’s song of praise — known as the Magnificat — in their own lives. At his Angelus he said: ‘Mary, whom the Risen Christ carried body and soul into glory, shines as an icon of hope for her pilgrim children thr…
Pope Leo XIV and Orthodox Patriarch Kirill Pray for Peace on This Assumption Day Marked by Alaska Peace Summit
Pope Leo and Patriarch Kirill are joining millions in a prayer for peace. Pray for peace. Today, August 15, millions of people around the world celebrate Assumption Day – called by the Orthodox Christians Dormition. It marks the day that Our Lady the Virgin Mary was taken up to heaven in both body and soul. As this year the day also marks vital peace talks in Alaska between the nuclear superpowers US and Russia, the religious feast became entwin…
In Castel Gandolfo Pope Leo XIV quotes Pius XII who in the middle of World War II said "Never more ruined by human lives." He also quotes Dante: "Don't get lost in the dark forest of evil" (ANSA)
Pope Leo warns ‘material comfort’ can dull the conscience
Material comfort and a certain complacency can dull the conscience, Pope Leo XIV said during his homily for the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, the Mother of God. The pope was at St. Thomas of Villanova Church in Castel Gandolfo on Aug. 15, and he noted that every human story, even that of the Mother of God, “is brief on this earth and comes to an end.” “Yet nothing is lost. When a life ends, its uniqueness shines even more clearly. The Ma…
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Pope Leo XIV and Orthodox Patriarch Kirill Pray for Peace on This Assumption Day Marked by Alaska Peace Summit - Politics, Policy, Political Views
Pope Leo and Patriarch Kirill are joining millions in a prayer for peace. Pray for peace. Today, August 15, millions of people around the world celebrate Assumption Day – called by the Orthodox Christians Dormition. It marks the day that Our Lady the Virgin Mary was taken up to heaven in both body and soul. As this year the day also marks vital peace talks in Alaska between the nuclear superpowers US and Russia, the religious feast became entwi…
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