Pope Leo XIV on Politics

I thank the President for her kind words, as well as for the invitation the Apostolic See received on the occasion of my visit to this country. I am also grateful for the courtesy of welcoming me to this historic Palace of the Congress of Deputies, a prominent center of the institutional, legal and democratic life of the Kingdom of Spain. I come before you as the Bishop of Rome and Shepherd of the Catholic Church, aware that the mission entrusted to the Successor of the Apostle Peter, as the principle and foundation of the unity of the Bishops and the faithful (cf. Lumen Gentium, 23), places the Holy See, in a special way, in dialogue with peoples and with States.

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In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Peace be with you!

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

I am pleased to welcome you this morning, the President and members of the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation, as well as those of you who took part in the 2026 General Assembly and International Conference. Your presence here is motivated by your continued dedication to the study and implementation of the Social Doctrine of the Church in today’s society. It is no secret that this is a topic that is particularly close to my own heart, not to mention that it is an essential part of the Church’s mission in this world. Your annual meeting has coincided with the recent publication of Magnifica Humanitas, and I believe that this Encyclical can provide guidelines to develop and assess the many topics that you have been exploring during the Conference and the preparation that preceded it.

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In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Peace be with you.

Good morning everyone and welcome!

I am pleased to welcome the Members of the European Parliament’s Demography Intergroup, together with the European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, the Italian Minister for Family, Natality and Equal Opportunities, and the OSCE Special Representative on Demographic Change and Security, on the occasion of your Conference on the family and demographics.

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In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Peace be with you.

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Your Eminence,
Your Excellencies.
Dear Superiors and Students of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

I am pleased to make my first visit as the Roman Pontiff at this ancient and noble Institution, on the occasion of the Jubilee for the 325^th anniversary of its founding. ...

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In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
Peace be with you,

Distinguished Parliamentarians,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

I warmly welcome all of you to this gathering. In a particular way, I greet your Chairman, Mr Manfred Weber and Mrs Mairead McGuinness, the European Union Special Envoy responsible for promoting freedom of religion or belief outside the European Union.

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This morning, in the Hall of Blessings, the Holy Father Leo XIV presided over the inauguration ceremony of the Judicial Year of Vatican City State Tribunal, in the presence of the President of the Tribunal, the Officials, the lawyers, the collaborators and representatives of the judicial bodies of the Italian State.

The following is the address delivered by the Pope to those present:

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Preserving Human Voices and Faces

Dear brothers and sisters,

Our faces and voices are unique, distinctive features of every person; they reveal a person’s own unrepeatable identity and are the defining elements of every encounter with others. The ancients understood this well. To define the human person, the ancient Greeks used the word “face” (prósōpon), because it expresses etymologically what is before one’s gaze, the place of presence and relationship. The Latin term “person” (from per-sonare), on the other hand, evokes the idea of sound: not just any sound, but the unmistakable sound of someone’s voice.

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Your Eminence,
Your Excellencies
Distinguished Members of the Diplomatic Corps,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

I would like to thank His Excellency Ambassador George Poulides, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, for his kind and respectful words on your behalf. I welcome all of you to this meeting for the exchange of greetings at the beginning of the New Year.

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