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Pope Leo XIV Urges Holiness and Evangelization in Argentina
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In Short: Pope Leo XIV called on all Christians to strive for holiness and evangelize during a visit to Argentina.
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Pope Leo XIV urged all Christians to strive for holiness and evangelize during a visit to Argentina, drawing inspiration from the lives of canonized saints.
In a speech at an aircraft manufacturing facility on the outskirts of Córdoba, Pope Leo highlighted the example of Venerable Enrique Shaw, a Catholic entrepreneur who underwent a conversion after discovering the beauty of the Gospel.
Pope Leo chose his name partly because of Pope Leo XIII's 1891 encyclical 'Rerum Novarum,' which addressed workers' dignity and rights during the Industrial Revolution.
Pope Leo emphasized that holiness is a universal vocation, not a privilege reserved for a select few, and encouraged Christians to spread the beauty they have come to know in Christ.
Overflowing crowds, estimated at around 650,000 people, welcomed Pope Leo to Córdoba, an industrial city of 1.6 million residents some 430 miles northwest of Buenos Aires.
Pope Leo also met privately with five people who were abused by clergy or Church institutions in Argentina, listening to their experiences for over an hour.
Pope Leo addressed the authorities, civil society, and diplomatic corps in Buenos Aires, outlining the responsibilities of those entrusted with public office.
Pope Leo delivered a speech in Buenos Aires that was met with rapturous applause, criticizing the government's austerity measures and emphasizing the need for economic growth that benefits all.
Pope Leo's visit to Argentina comes at a time when the country is divided between supporters and opponents of President Javier Milei, and many hope the Pope will help unite the nation.
Pope Leo's words came in a homily at an open-air Mass on the outskirts of Córdoba, where he incensed a statue of the Blessed Mother during the service.
What this adds
Pope Leo XIV emphasized that holiness is a universal vocation, not a privilege reserved for a select few, during his Angelus address in St. Peter's Square.
Pope Leo XIV said he chose his name partly because Pope Leo XIII confronted the social upheavals of the Industrial Revolution with the 1891 encyclical 'Rerum Novarum,' which defended workers' dignity and rights.
Pope Leo XIV's Argentine predecessor, Pope Francis, never once returned home during his 12-year papacy, a decision widely attributed to his wariness of being pulled into his nation's deep political divide.
Background
During his Angelus address, Pope Leo XIV emphasized that holiness is a universal vocation, not a privilege reserved for a select few.
Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that holiness is a universal vocation, not a privilege reserved for a select few, during his Angelus address in St. Peter's Square.
What's confirmed
- Catholic faithful hold an Argentine flag bearing images of the late Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV as they wait for Pope Leo XIV to arrive to celebrate Mass at Parque Paris Londres in Paysandu, Uruguay, Saturday, Nov.
What's still developing
- “Religions safeguard human dignity,” the Pope said to a gathering of faith leaders at the Palacio San Martín.
- Calling Córdoba a “home of saints,” Leo noted the diversity of its canonized sons and daughters to illustrate that there are many paths to holiness, including priestly or consecrated life, martyrdom, the founding of religious congregations, care of the sick, education, and lay life.
- “Just as Córdoba’s mountains are renowned for the beauty and harmony of their varied shapes and colors, so too are the saints and blesseds characterized by the different charisms and missions they received. They offer a polyphonic witness to the universal call to holiness of every baptized person: the call to be conformed to Christ,” the pope said.
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