First Urbi et Orbi Blessing of Pope Leo XIV

In a time marked by uncertainty and suffering, the Resurrection reminds us that God’s triumph does not erase pain but transforms it. Nothing offered in love is ever lost.

By Bianca de Mattos C.W.R.C. April 6th - Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center In this month of April 2026, Pope Leo XIV invites us to turn our gaze and our hearts to: Priests who are going through moments of crisis. Many of them silently carry the weight of loneliness, tiredness, doubts or wounds accumulated in their pastoral mission. This intention reminds us that, just as they accompany the People of God in their joys and difficulties, they also need to be sustained by the...