Pope, at jubilee audience, pays tribute to Dorothy Day
November 26, 2025
In the ninth special jubilee audience of 2025, Pope Leo XIV paid tribute to the Servant of God Dorothy Day (1897-1980).
The theme of the series of jubilee audiences is hope. In “Sperare è prendere posizione. Dorothy Day“ [To hope is to take a stand. Dorothy Day, video], Pope Leo said that “the peace that Jesus brings is like a fire and asks a lot of us. He asks us, above all, to take a stand.”
Dorothy Day, the Pope continued, “had fire inside. Dorothy Day took a stand.”
“She saw that the development model of her country did not create the same opportunities for everyone, she understood that the dream for too many was a nightmare, that as a Christian she had to get involved with workers, with migrants, with those discarded by an economy that kills,” he continued. “She wrote and served: it is important to unite mind, heart and hands. This is taking a stand.”
Audiences in series:
- Pope Francis, To hope is to begin again—John the Baptist (11 January 2025)
- Pope Francis, To hope is to turn around. Mary Magdalene (1 February 2025)
- Pope Leo XIV, To hope is to connect. Irenaeus of Lyon (14 June 2025)
- Pope Leo XIV, To hope is to dig. Empress Helena (6 September 2025) The Vatican has not published an English translation of this audience, though it has published an English summary.
- Pope Leo XIV, To hope is to intuit. Ambrose of Milan (27 September 2025) The Vatican has not published an English translation of this audience, though it has published an English summary.
- Pope Leo XIV, To hope is to choose: Clare of Assisi (4 October 2025) The Vatican has not published an English translation of this audience, though it has published an English summary.
- Pope Leo XIV, To hope is not to know. Nicola Cusano (25 October 2025)
- Pope Leo XIV, To hope is to bear witness: Isidore Bakanja (8 November 2025) The Vatican has not published an English translation of this audience, though it has published an English summary.
- Pope Leo XIV, To hope is to take a stand: Dorothy Day (22 November 2025) The Vatican has not published an English translation of this audience, though it has published an English summary.
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Posted by: loumiamo4057 -
Nov. 27, 2025 5:12 AM ET USA
Depends on how you look at things, what angle you take. "the development model of her country did not create the same opportunities for everyone." Since God didn't do that either when He created us, put us under whatever governmental system the country we were born in has, instilled in us whatever gifts we were given or denied, doesn't that mean the US model is God-like, and therefore a good model, especially compared to other countries whose opportunities are so much worse than the U.S.?
