Pope Leo on forgiveness

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“His prayer acts as a balm for our wounds; it speaks to us of forgiveness and reconciliation.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Holy Mass for the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly (1 June 2025), June 1, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: prayer forgiveness

“This grace is the beautiful name of God’s mercy, which seeks us out wherever we are, to draw us to himself.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, 14 June 2026, June 14, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: forgiveness

“Redemption is mercy, and it can bring us a better future, even while we await the Lord’s return.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Prayer Vigil – Jubilee of Consolation (15 September 2025), September 15, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: forgiveness

“My dear friends, those who allow themselves to be drawn into this dynamic of compassion and mercy begin to live differently, to be citizens in a different way and to work differently.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Pastoral Visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Lampedusa: Holy Mass (4 July 2026), July 4, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: forgiveness

“Let us all renew our trust in God’s goodness and mercy.”

— Pope Leo XIV, General Audience of 21 October 2026. Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. IV. Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et spes. 6. Commitment to the family in today’s society (GS, 47–52), October 21, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: hope forgiveness

Pope Leo on forgiveness

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