Vatican General Audience, 7 October 2026
Not ‘above’ or ‘beside’: How the Church is in the world
Pope Leo XIV told the faithful during a general audience on October 7 that every baptized person must cooperate with the grace of the Holy Spirit to fulfill the mission of the Church.
During his reflections on the Vatican II document Gaudium et Spes, the Pope discussed the relationship between the Church and the world.
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