Angelus

During the Angelus, Leo XIV turned to the "countries torn by war" and the people “suffering and dying because of these conflicts”. He urged “generous efforts for peace” and “constant prayers”. Speaking about the Gospel, he said that the kingdom of God requires patience to accompany “these processes”.

The Pontiff’s appeal during the Angelus in response to fresh reports of violence and death from the Middle East and Ukraine. On Sea Sunday, thoughts turned to seafarers and fishermen, who are often caught up in conflicts. Commenting on the parable of the sower: “God’s generosity is not naive, but wise”.

Leo XIV thanked the participants in the Caravan of Peace: “Never be violent”. The pontiff's “pain” for Ukraine: the continuing hostilities “distance a just and lasting peace”. “Closeness” to people suffering from leprosy, on the day commemorating them. Comment on the Gospel: “We Christians must overcome the temptation to close ourselves off”.

Pope remembers the faithfl departed at the Angelus on all Souls Day. In the afternoon, Leo XIV visited the Verano cemetery in Rome: “Spiritually, I will also visit the graves of my loved ones”. Appeal against the massacres in the city of El Fasher in Sudan: ‘Unacceptable suffering for an already exhausted population: ceasefire and relief through humanitarian corridors’.

At the Angelus, Leo XIV encouraged people to nourish the "spark of hope” ignited by the Gaza agreement. His also turned his thoughts to those who have lost loved ones. “We ask God, who is the true Peace of humanity, to heal all wounds” with the power of forgiveness. He expressed closeness to the people of Ukraine, still under Russian attacks, and to the people of Peru. On the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality, the pope urges the faithful to “share in the joy of the Magnificat” and warns against “forms of worship” that “do not foster communion with others” but “can num our hearts”.

At the Angelus, the pope called for an "immediate ceasefire" and a "serious commitment to dialogue" for peace in Ukraine. He remembered the victims of the shooting in Minnesota and expressed sorrow for the deaths of more than 60 migrants off the coast of Mauritania. In his Gospel commentary, he expressed hope that “the Church will always be a school of humility for everyone, a home where all are always welcome”.

In his first Regina Caeli, from the window of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Leo XIV cited the Day of Prayer for the Church in China celebrated yesterday and the tenth anniversary of the publication of the encyclical Laudato Si', noting Pope Francis's appeal "to listen to the twofold cry of the Earth and of the poor." This afternoon, the new pope will be installed in St John Lateran as the bishop of Rome.

Francis among those taking part in the Jubilee of the Sick, in a wheelchair and with oxygen: ‘I wish everyone a good Sunday! Thank you so much’. During the Angelus another appeal: ‘Let there be silence among the weapons, let dialogue resume’. He prayed for peace in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan and other places of conflict, where ‘civilian victims, including many children’ are present. He thanked healthcare workers and invited the faithful to trust in God, who ‘does not abandon’ even in sickness.

During the Angelus, the pope expressed "concern" for South Sudan, where the 2018 peace agreement has collapsed. He calls on all sides to “put aside our differences”. Meanwhile, in Sudan, where an "appalling humanitarian catastrophe" persists, the international community must "increase efforts". Francis called for peace in Ukraine, Palestine and Myanmar, “which is also suffering so much from the earthquake. He told the Missionaries of Mercy that “forgiveness is the source of hope.”

Francis’s conditions are stable at the Rome hospital where he has been treated since 14 February. “I am facing a period of trial, and I join with so many brothers and sisters who are sick: fragile, at this time, like me,” he says in today’s Angelus. He devotes once more thoughts to “countries wounded by war”.

Pope Francis's Angelus text was released this Sunday from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. "I feel in my heart the blessing that is hidden within fragility, which teaches us even more to trust in the Lord,” it reads. While his clinical condition remains stable, the pontiff is grateful for the closeness expressed by the faithful around the world. Commenting on today’s Gospel, he urges people to care for and say honest things to others.

During the Angelus, Francis appealed once again to the international community to uphold humanitarian law in the bloody conflicts that still rage in the world. “No more striking schools, hospitals; no more hitting workplaces! Let us not forget that war is always a defeat, always!”