# Pope Leo XIV: carry everyone in your heart

> Pope Leo XIV tells new Bishops the job starts with knowing names, not managing institutions.
- Title: Pope Leo XIV: carry everyone in your heart · Vaticannews
- Summary: Pope Leo XIV tells new Bishops the job starts with knowing names, not managing institutions. A Bishop's authority is measured by how many people he actually…
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- Source: Vaticannews — https://vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-09/pope-leo-xiv-new-bishops-formation-course-communion.html
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- Published: 2026-09-10T09:02:41.571+00:00
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## New bishops, one course
Pope Leo XIV met Bishops in Rome taking part in a formation course called "Bishops, servants of communion in the Church and in today's world." He told them they never walk alone.
## Everyone gets a place
He said no one can be left out of a Bishop's heart, and gave the reason plainly: Christ has already made room for them.

> because everyone already has a place in the heart of Christ
## Stay with Jesus first
Before anything else, the Pope said, guard the time spent in prayer, the Eucharist and the Word, with the simple heart of a disciple who lets himself be loved.

> Always cherish your time with the Lord
## Learn their names
A Bishop learns to love his people more each day by knowing their joys and sorrows. In young Churches, sitting with one priest or listening to one family leaves a deep mark.

> A Bishop is a man who learns each day to love his people more deeply
## Keep a missionary heart
Pope Leo praised Churches that own little but hold great faith, and asked the Bishops to carry their priests especially, through preaching, prayer, discernment and time given away.

> a Church that may possess little but is rich in great faith
## AI cannot forgive sin
With technology changing fast, the Pope said machines cannot free anyone from sin, so keep preaching the Gospel and open discussion of his encyclical Magnifica Humanitas.

> Let us seek the face of the Lord with them each day.
## Key takeaway

A Bishop's authority is measured by how many people he actually carries, including those who profess no faith.