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Pope Leo on prayer

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“Let us, therefore, pray for God’s blessing and protection upon all families.”

— Pope Leo XIV, General Audience of 21 October 2026. Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. IV. Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et spes. 6. Commitment to the family in today’s society (GS, 47–52), . Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: family prayer

“Let us entrust our prayer and our commitment to the intercession of the Virgin Mary and all the Saints!”

— Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, 1st November 2025, Solemnity of All Saints, . Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

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“May everyone experience that here there are doors and hearts open to prayer, to listening, to charity!”

— Pope Leo XIV, Holy Mass (Parish of Saint Anne in the Vatican, 21 September 2025), . Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

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“His prayer acts as a balm for our wounds; it speaks to us of forgiveness and reconciliation.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Holy Mass for the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly (1 June 2025), . Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: prayer forgiveness

“I offer a special thought, accompanied by prayer, to the sick, the lonely and those in prison.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, 29 June 2026, Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, . Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

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“Let us not leave them alone, but instead, form a bond of love and prayer with them.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, 27 July 2025, . Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

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“May our prayer be a comfort to those who suffer and a seed of hope for the future.”

— Pope Leo XIV, General Audience of 11 March 2026 - Catechesis. The Documents of Vatican Council II. II. Dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium. 3. The Church, people of God, . Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

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“I would like to thank all those who have prayed for me in recent days.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, 18 October 2026, . Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

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“Let us ask the Lord for the grace of a new heart, capable of embracing and living out the greatest of all commandments.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, 25 October 2026, . Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: prayer love

“Let us not forget that prayer is never in vain.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Video Message of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to the Participants in the International Meeting “Unarmed and Disarming Peace” (Assisi, 27 October 2026), . Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: prayer peace

“Prayer may seem weak in the face of the powers of the world, but it is the humble strength of believers.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Video Message of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to the Participants in the International Meeting “Unarmed and Disarming Peace” (Assisi, 27 October 2026), . Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

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