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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), October 21, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: family prayer

“Even when it is not understood, let us proclaim this joy always and everywhere, with generosity, courage and faith.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, 11 October 2026, October 11, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: joy

“The Virgin Mary heals our outlook and changes our hearts, giving them peace.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Apostolic Journey to France: Holy Mass in the Prairie of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes (27 September 2026), September 27, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: Mary peace

“Penance is an act of love, carried out in solidarity with the human family.”

Themes: family

“You are called to bring hope wherever discouragement and spiritual dryness prevail.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Apostolic Journey to France: Holy Mass in the “Place de la Concorde” (Paris, 26 September 2026), September 26, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: hope

“May Mary help us, for she was obedient to God’s plans even at the foot of the cross of her Son Jesus.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, 30 August 2026, August 30, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: Mary

“My dear friends, those who allow themselves to be drawn into this dynamic of compassion and mercy begin to live differently, to be citizens in a different way and to work differently.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Pastoral Visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Lampedusa: Holy Mass (4 July 2026), July 4, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: 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, June 29, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: prayer

“This grace is the beautiful name of God’s mercy, which seeks us out wherever we are, to draw us to himself.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, 14 June 2026, June 14, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: forgiveness

“The Church is the fruit of an act of love that precedes her and comes from God.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Apostolic Journey to Spain: Midday Prayer in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia (Barcelona, 9 June 2026), June 9, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: love

“He is comfort to the weak, light for families, hope for the sick and peace for those who suffer.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Apostolic Journey to Spain: Holy Mass in the "Plaza de Cibeles" (Madrid, 7 June 2026), June 7, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: hope family grief

“May the Blessed Virgin Mary always accompany us on our journey and intercede for us and for the whole world.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Regina Caeli, 26 April 2026, April 26, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: Mary

“It is the peace of Christ, whose presence illuminates our path and calms life’s storms.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Apostolic Journey to Cameroon: Holy Mass at Yaoundé-Ville Airport (18 April 2026), April 18, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: peace

“May peace truly reign throughout the world, and may we be the bearers of this message.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Holy Rosary for Peace (11 April 2026), April 11, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: peace

“Out of love, the Lord kneels to wash each one of us, and his divine gift transforms us.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Holy Thursday - Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper (2 April 2026), April 2, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: love

“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, March 11, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: hope prayer grief

“The whole life of the parish and its groups exists for this reason: it is a service to light, a service to joy.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Pastoral Visit to the Parish of the “Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ” (1st March 2026), March 1, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: service

“In some cases, making oneself understood to others is a first act of love.”

— Pope Leo XIV, General Audience of 4 February 2026 - Catechesis. The Documents of Vatican Council II. I. Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum. 4. The Sacred Scripture: the Word of God in human words, February 4, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: love

“The Only-Begotten Son, in whom we are brothers and sisters, comes to serve rather than dominate, to save rather than condemn.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, 11 January 2026, Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, January 11, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: service

“This marks the beginning of hope, for God reveals himself and nothing remains unchanged.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord – Closing of the Holy Door and Holy Mass (6 January 2026), January 6, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: hope

“Brothers and sisters, may the joy of Christmas encourage us to continue on our journey.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, 4 January 2026, January 4, 2026. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: joy

“This is the face of one who does not leave history indifferently, but responds to it with love.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, 26 December 2025, Saint Stephen, Protomartyr, December 26, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: love

“On Tepeyac, she awakens in the inhabitants of America the joy of knowing that they are loved by God.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Blessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe - Holy Mass (12 December 2025), December 12, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: Mary joy

“Let us, then, put our thoughts and energy at the service of God who came not to reign over us, but rather to free us.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, 7 December 2025, December 7, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: service

“Its beauty is a beacon of light for men and women from every place, and serves as a reminder that the joy of goodness is contagious.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Apostolic Journey to Türkiye: Holy Mass in the “Volkswagen Arena” (Istanbul, 29 November 2025), November 29, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: joy

“In the midst of persecution, suffering, struggles, and oppression in our personal lives and in society, God does not abandon us.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Holy Mass on the occasion of the World Day of the Poor (16 November 2025), November 16, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: grief

“It is a new reality, a gift, a grace of the Risen One: it is paschal hope.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Holy Mass in memory of the late Pope Francis and for Cardinals and Bishops who have died over the past year (3 November 2025), November 3, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: hope

“There, around the Risen Lord and our loved ones, we hope to savor the joy of the eternal banquet.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Commemoration of all the Faithful departed - Holy Mass (2 November 2025), November 2, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: hope grief

“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, November 1, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: prayer

“Our affection for Mary of Nazareth leads us to join her in becoming disciples of Jesus.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Holy Mass - Jubilee of Marian Spirituality (12 October 2025), October 12, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: Mary

“In a particular way, Mary embodied that virtue through her trust that God would fulfil his promises.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Celebration of Vespers (Domus Australia, 6 October 2025), October 6, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: Mary

“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), September 21, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: prayer

“There is a moment in our lives when only tears prepare us to see Jesus.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Prayer Vigil – Jubilee of Consolation (15 September 2025), September 15, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: grief

“Dear sisters and brothers, tears are a language that express the deep feelings of a wounded heart.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Prayer Vigil – Jubilee of Consolation (15 September 2025), September 15, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: grief

“Redemption is mercy, and it can bring us a better future, even while we await the Lord’s return.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Prayer Vigil – Jubilee of Consolation (15 September 2025), September 15, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: forgiveness

“Thus this day of joy becomes also a day that calls us to choose – how and for whom we shall live.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Castel Gandolfo: Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (15 August 2025), August 15, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: joy

“Let us entrust ourselves to the maternal protection of the Virgin Mary.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, 3 August 2025, August 3, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: Mary

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

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

Themes: prayer

“Indeed, their own affection often revives our energy and brings us hope and comfort.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Message of the Holy Father for the 5th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, 2025: Blessed are those who have not lost hope (cf. Sir 14:2) (27 July 2025), June 26, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: hope family

“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), June 1, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: prayer forgiveness

“Let us implore courage and perseverance for those engaged in dialogue and in the sincere search for peace.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Regina Caeli, 25 May 2025, May 25, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: peace

“Dear friends, on the basis of that promise, let us walk in the joy born of faith, in order to become a holy temple of the Lord.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Regina Caeli, 25 May 2025, May 25, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: joy

“The heart of the Gospel is the love of God that makes us brothers and sisters.”

— Pope Leo XIV, 5th Sunday in the Time of Easter - Holy Mass for the Beginning of the Pontificate of Pope Leo XIV (18 May 2025), May 18, 2025. Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)

Themes: love

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