UNICEF leader: Leo XIV has ‘powerful voice’ on behalf of world’s children
October 07, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: Following a papal audience yesterday, the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that Pope Leo XIV “has a powerful voice in spreading the message of peace and protection of children, and we’re grateful.”
Catherine Russell also “thanked the Pope for his leadership in ensuring access to education for all children, and addressing a deepening debt crisis, which is diverting resources away from children,” according to a UNICEF statement.
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