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Pope Leo XIV Calls for Evangelization in Peru
Pope Leo XIV urges Peruvian faithful to share Christ's hope during mass in Chiclayo.
In brief
Pope Leo XIV urges Peruvian faithful to share Christ's hope during mass in Chiclayo. Pope Leo XIV tells Peruvian Catholics that evangelization is the Church's essential mission and requires living faith, not strategies. Originally reported by Vaticannews.
Pope Leo XIV's Appeal
Pope Leo XIV addresses 500,000 people in Chiclayo, Peru during mass.
“Proclaiming Christ is a crucial task”
Church's Essential Mission
All Christians are missionary disciples who cannot be indifferent to evangelization.
“The Church's essential mission, her deepest vocation, and her very reason for being”
Christ at the Centre
Christians must put Jesus at the centre of their life and proclamation.
“Christ must be at the centre of our proclamation and of our life”
Evangelization Demands Charity and Truth
Evangelization requires both charity and truth to avoid sentimentality or coldness.
“Without truth, love degenerates into mere sentimentality”
Spreading Joy of Encounter
Pope Leo urges spreading the joy of Christ's encounter through active community participation.
“mission cannot be improvised. we proclaim what we have encountered”
The headline
Pope Leo XIV tells Peruvian Catholics that evangelization is the Church's essential mission and requires living faith, not strategies.
