Pope Leo on grief
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“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), . 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), . Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)Themes: grief
“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), . Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)Themes: grief
“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), . Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)Themes: hope grief
“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)Themes: hope prayer grief
“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), . Read the full text on vatican.va (opens the official Vatican website)Themes: hope family grief
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