Pope thanks priests of Rome diocese, encourages unity
June 12, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: “I thank you for your lives given in service to the Kingdom,” Pope Leo XIV told the priests and deacons of the Rome diocese at a June 12 meeting.
In an upbeat address, the Holy Father emphasized the need for unity in the lives of the clergy: unity with Jesus Christ, with each other, and with the Church. He recognized that “this communion is today hindered by a cultural climate that promotes isolation or self-reference.”
Pope Leo assured the clerics of Rome that “I would like to help you, to walk with you, so that each one may regain serenity in his ministry; but precisely for this, I ask you for a renewed effort in priestly fraternity, which is rooted in a solid spiritual life, in the encounter with the Lord and in listening to His Word.”
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