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Pope Leo XIV on Church's Mission
Pope Leo XIV says the Church helps people face life's deep questions through faith and love.
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Pope Leo XIV says the Church helps people face life's deep questions through faith and love. Pope Leo XIV states the Church's mission is to guide people through life's profound questions via personal holiness and fraternal love. Originally reported by Vaticannews.
Pope Leo XIV's Church Mission
Pope Leo XIV states the Church's first mission in the contemporary world is to help people be attentive to profound questions of life.
“the church s first mission in the contemporary world is to help people be attentive to the profound questions of life”
Contrasting Modern Pressures
Pope Leo XIV contrasts the Church's mission with modern pressures to conform to a lifestyle centred on material consumption.
“the pressure felt in the modern world to conform to a lifestyle centred on the consumption of material goods”
Building the Earthly City
The Church contributes to the earthly city through faith, charity, justice, peace, and fraternity without political action.
“the construction of the earthly city”
Oppression and Injustice
The Church cannot accept oppression of the weak and poor or unjust structures that perpetuate dependence and injustice.
“the oppression of the weak and poor nor the unjust structures that perpetuate conditions of dependence and injustice”
Consistency in Faith
Pope Leo XIV emphasizes living faith consistently with daily life, noting discrepancies between faith and actions are serious errors.
“a discrepancy between professed faith and daily life deserves to be counted among the more serious errors of our age”
Personal Holiness and Fraternal Love
The Church achieves its mission through personal holiness and fraternal love, guided by the Holy Spirit.
“the church s single intention of bringing about the kingdom of god and the salvation of the whole human race is accomplished above all through personal holiness fraternal love”
What matters most
Pope Leo XIV states the Church's mission is to guide people through life's profound questions via personal holiness and fraternal love.
