Paulina Guzik
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journalist, intl editor @osvnews, fr anchor @ReligiaTVP, dr hab. @UPJP2, research scholar 2021 @CatholicProj, comms coach @iesebschool, wife, mom of 2
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I just play it on repeat since yesterday: "Hello Pope Leo XIV, I'm Renzo, I'm six years old. I'd like to ask you a few questions." Renzo, a little a boy from the poor neighborhood of Barcelona, stole the show yesterday at St. Augustine's parish, a place where Pope Leo admitted he "feels at home." Renzo in the sweetest way ever asked those questions to the pope: Do you like soccer? When you were little, did you want to be Pope? Why are my mom and dad worried? Why does my dad have so many jobs? Why do bad things happen to some people and not to others? Whose fault is it? Why are there so many people living on the streets? Does no one see them? Does no one help them? How can we help if the world is so big? Does God want there to be poor and rich? Why are there so many lonely grandparents, if they are so important? And one last question ... Must we always forgive? What pope Leo answered the boy was really moving. "Regarding whether I like football, I confess that I play tennis and I enjoy it very much, but I also appreciate football; in fact, during my years as bishop in Peru, I liked to follow how some local teams were doing; and now, as Pope, I have also received football clubs and sports groups," the pope said, adding that "sport is important because it helps us grow up healthy in body and mind." He said that as World Cup unfolds, "many will be watching the matches. Football reminds us of something we must not forget: life is not a race to show off alone, but a path we learn to travel together." "Whoever doesn't know how to pass the ball, even if they have talent, hasn't yet understood the game. And whoever doesn't know how to live with others and for others hasn't yet understood life." Answering whether he wanted to be Pope when he was little, the pope said: "Well, Renzo, I don't think so. I don't think I ever thought about it." "But I can tell you something: from a young age, I felt the desire to dedicate my life to God. I didn't yet know exactly how or where the Lord would lead me. Over time, I discovered that Jesus was calling me to follow him as a priest, and that this path led through the Order of Saint Augustine." "But this isn't just true for me," he said. "Every child is a dream of God. You are too. God desires the happiness of all and wants us, from childhood and throughout our lives, to have a heart like that of children (cf. Mt 18:3): capable of trusting, full of kindness; he wants us to be his friends and not turn away from him. Therefore, more important than asking oneself whether one will be a priest, doctor, teacher, parent, or anything else, is asking oneself whether one wants to be a friend of Jesus. Because friendship with Jesus gives us joy, sets us free, and helps us to see, step by step, the vocation and the path that God has planned for each of us." Answering the point on injustices in the world, Pope Leo told the boy that "through the life of Jesus Christ, God shows us that, although there is suffering, he never abandons any of his children, because he has prepared for us an eternal joy where there will be no more sadness or pain. Let us have confidence, Jesus is with us, he helps us and accompanies us, and gives us strength to go through the difficult moments we may encounter in life." Stressing that grandparents play a crucial role in families, the pope said: "Let us not allow loneliness and abandonment to become normalized in the lives of older adults. That is a very sad thing. Let's have our hearts open to all of them." On forgiveness, he told Renzo and those gathered: "It does not mean forgetting by force, as if nothing had happened. Forgiveness means not letting hatred become the master of our hearts ... our willingness to forgive is a condition for the forgiveness we receive from God." Video: Vatican Media
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Carmina is a high school teacher. Testifying about her depression she told Pope Leo, with her voice breaking, that she "struggled to overcome this illness in silence for years." "I am here," she said, because "God gave me a second chance," when she wanted to give up. "But there are many others who continue to face this darkness. That is why I ask you with all my heart: Where can we see God when the darkness is absolute and we cannot take it anymore?" Pope Leo said he was "moved" that she was "able to speak about it, that you are here among us and that you have found the strength to embrace this second chance that the Lord has given you." "Through contact with Jesus, even those who feel lost regain confidence in life; healed of their illness, they can rise to live again." Speaking about depression, Pope Leo said: "there is something deeply wrong with a certain notion of progress that subjects people to pressures, expectations and tensions that compromise healthy balances. For this reason, we need a healthcare system that prioritizes this invisible and widespread malaise, which also affects young people." "There are moments of darkness and suffering that our society silences," Pope Leo said, because "certain cultural norms demand that we always be victorious and perfect, and so our limitations, fragility and pain must be eliminated, confined to the deafening silence of loneliness or even shame." And in these moments, we may instinctively think that "God has abandoned us as well," he admitted. "However, the cross of Jesus tells us that God does not abandon us, that he is at our side, crucified with us in moments of pain and extreme loneliness, that he gathers not only our tears but also the cry of our suffering that others do not hear." "When God seems absent, we must entrust to him once again the burdens we carry in our hearts, even crying out to him, even protesting like Job, confident that in some way he is present and near even when he appears to be silent. But I believe we cannot do this alone. In times of pain, at least as much as possible, we must open ourselves to someone who can help us utter a simple prayer, who can accompany us with discretion without rushing to explain that pain, who can take us by the hand and lead us out of that cry." Video: Vatican Media
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In what will certainly become one of the most fundamental speeches of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV told the Spanish Parliament, before receiving a 7-minute standing ovation: "The defense of human life is neither a partisan issue nor a confessional interest: it is a goal of civilization." "If life ceases to be recognized as a fundamental value, what future can our societies have?" he said, speaking to a gathering of politicians, many supporting abortion and euthanasia. "Can a community that casts into the shadows the unborn child, the elderly, the sick, those who suffer in silence, or those who depend entirely on the care of others be called fully just?" "Every human life must be recognized and safeguarded from conception to its natural end, in every circumstance of its existence. When this certainty is obscured, the most vulnerable are the first victims, and the law loses its deepest meaning: to serve and protect every person." "For this reason, the moral greatness of a nation is manifested, above all, in its capacity to accompany, protect and love those lives that are most fragile," he said, repeating what John Paul II emphasized decades ago. Starting his speech he commented that Church's is the "message offered in the spirit of service to the human person." "When the Church addresses anything concerning public life, she does so while respecting the proper mission of institutions and the legitimate responsibility of those who have received the mandate to legislate," Pope Leo said, emphasizing "the Church offers a reflection born of the desire to serve the common good." He hailed Spain as country that "has known how to view the human being as more than just a cog in the social, economic or political order. It has recognized the human being as a creature open to truth, endowed with freedom, and driven by a thirst for eternity that no temporal reality can quench -- in a word, as someone whose dignity takes precedence over all utility and to whose service legislative action is subject." He said it was Catholic orders that "helped to shape a legal and moral consciousness capable of remembering that authority always entails responsibility and that every human being must be recognized as a subject of rights and duties." "That aspiration continues to resonate today: that dignity, justice and the common good should be the measure of social relations, both at the national and international levels." Referring multiple times to his "Magnifica Humanitas" encyclical, he said: "When the common good ceases to be a shared horizon, public action runs the risk of fragmenting into partial interests, incapable of safeguarding what belongs to all." "In this context, the family — the primary human reality and the natural foundation of the community — takes on particular importance," Pope Leo said. "The family will always be the first school of humanity, where one learns, before anywhere else, the basic grammar of living together: welcoming life, caring for others, forgiving, serving and belonging." "Human life can never be treated as a commodity," the pope said. "A law does not attain its true greatness merely by having been formally enacted; it attains it when, in addition to being valid in form, it can stand before the dignity of the person and pass that test without shame." "I invite you, then, to lift your gaze to the world around you, not to turn away from reality, but to remember that every decision by public authorities affects real people, especially those who have less power to make their voices heard." "The expanse of one’s vision consists precisely in looking more deeply at what is at stake in every public decision. This is why, alongside technical solutions and legal reforms, a moral renewal is also needed." Video: Vatican Media (fragment of speech follows)
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Queen Letizia clearly enjoys chatting with Pope Leo XIV in her home - the Royal Palace of Madrid. Princess Leonor, the future Queen, and Infanta Sofía - younger daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, also greeted the pope in the Palacio Real, wearing black, as the "privilège du blanc" is designated to female royalty. Video: Vatican Media
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Christopher Olah, a Canadian billionaire businessman and researcher who co-founded AI giant Anthropic, sitting in the Synodal Hall and speaking next to Pope Leo said, closing his speech: "I'd like to close with a request. We need more of the world - religious communities, civil society, scholars, governments - to do what His Holiness has done here: to take this seriously, to look closely, and to push events in a better direction. We need informed critics who will tell the labs when we are failing. We need moral voices that the incentives cannot bend. Today is just the beginning - the start of a long collaboration between those of us who are building this and those who can see what we, from inside, cannot. Today is a powerful illustration of the form this global project of good will might take. Let it also be a decisive first step toward a hopeful future for magnificent humanity."
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46 lat różnicy między nagraniami. Tradycja Via Crucis wciąż niezmienna. Jan Paweł II niósł samodzielnie krzyż w l. 1980-1994, kiedy pozwalało mu zdrowie. Papież Leon wznawiając niesienie krzyża przez papieża przez całą Drogę Krzyżową chciał „nieść także te cierpienia” innych w swojej modlitwie.
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After a highly successful trip to Spain, Pope Leo said today during Angelus: „I express my gratitude to the Lord for the apostolic journey he has granted me to make to Spain. I thank the Spanish people, who welcomed me with great enthusiasm and devotion. I am especially grateful to His Majesty the King. I affectionately thank the Bishops, all the communities I visited, and the entire Church in Spain. May God always bless Spain!” Fun fact: it was King Felipe, who is a military pilot, who first noticed that one of the engines of the papal Iberia plane is not working, and leaned on to the governor of Tenerife to tell him there is a problem. He then offered Pope Leo his private royal plane with which Pope Leo made it back to Rome. Video: Vatican Media
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This girl's father tried to kill her mother. A stranger stepped in to shield her, and was killed. The father went to prison, mother turned to drugs. She found Jesus eventually -- through family love and youth retreat -- but struggles to forgive. "And sometimes I look up to heaven and ask God, 'Where were you when I was a little girl?' Holy Father, how can I forgive my father for almost leaving me without a mother? How can I truly be reconciled with God?" Pope Leo said the scope of the question should be broadened: "Should we ask 'where was God'? Or should we ask ourselves about humanity, about how we are sometimes prisoners of evil, resorting to violence against others? How is it that we fail to cultivate love and respect for others’ dignity and freedom? So many crime reports, even today, reflect a toxic climate in family relationships marked by abuse and oppression and, in particular, by violence against women, which unfortunately often leads to femicide." "We cannot attribute to God what has been entrusted to our responsibility; we cannot imagine that God, from on high, will automatically respond to our needs or miraculously prevent evil from happening." "He has given us his own Spirit, precisely so that love may be the key to all our human relationships. If violence exists, if selfishness prevails, if even love among family members turns into hatred, we must question the dynamics of our society, the culture of individualism and the temptation of violence — but not God." On forgiveness, he said: "Above all, we must seek forgiveness from the Lord. We must continually ask the Lord — perhaps for our entire lives — to expand the space of love within us, precisely where we have been wounded, that he can help us reconcile with ourselves and with that part of our past that has been marked by suffering, so that he may slowly transform resentment into mercy and compassion." "This is a long journey," the pope said, "and a process that requires great patience. It is an effort we must make, both on a personal level and through other means of support and inner reconciliation." "We must not lose heart: we move forward in small steps toward forgiveness. Reconciliation with the past is gradual. Above all, we must not think that forgiveness always and in every case means returning to the previous situation or having a close relationship with those who have hurt us, especially when there was violence. We can maintain a good disposition of heart toward the person, reject all forms of hatred or revenge, strive to repair the relationship as much as possible and perhaps pray for him or her. This helps us to enter more and more into the dynamic of forgiveness and to be reconciled with God and with others." Video: Vatican Media
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Pope Leo, after hearing a testimony of a young man who just got married said, to much applause during the vigil: "Congratulations on your marriage, Fernando! I've seen other couples here getting married too. Congratulations and blessings! Because if I said before not to be afraid to think about a vocation, marriage is also a vocation. Don't be afraid of marriage and starting a family!" Video: Vatican Media
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Pope Leo XIV starts his homily addressing the cardinals in his native English: "I begin with a word in English and the rest is in Italian. But I want to repeat the words from the responsorial psalm 'I will sing a new song to the Lord, because he has done marvels,' and indeed not just with me, but with all of us, my brother Cardinals. As we celebrate this morning, I invite you to recognize the marvels that the Lord has done, the blessings that the Lord continues to pour out upon all of us. Through the ministry of Peter, you have called me to carry that cross and to be blessed with that mission, and I know I can rely on each and every one of you to walk with me as we continue as a Church, as a community of friends of Jesus, as believers, to announce the good news, to announce the Gospel." Video: Vatican Media
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Antonio Banderas, representing the world of culture, was on cloud nine to chat with Pope Leo after his speech. To the applause of the packed giant sports and event arena in Madrid, Banderas affirmed: „The relationship between the Catholic Church and art has not only been fruitful: it has been decisive.” „We are not afraid to say that the Church has been the greatest producer of art in the history of humanity.” „At the heart of this creative impulse is the one who transcends centuries, styles, and cultures, and who has certainly been the most represented figure in the history of art: Jesus Christ,” Banderas said tonight. In a meeting that seeks to answer what does it mean to the world today to „Lift up your eyes” - the theme of the trip to Spain, Banderas said that „Art must be an alternative to all forms of violence.” „Just as Christ himself did, the artist must act with courage and not abandon being a critical voice to society, to art itself, and to religion itself.” Video: Vatican Media
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Catholic King Felipe VI of Spain, welcoming the pope on behalf of The Queen and their daughters: Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, the Government and "the entire Spanish people," said that "For all Spanish speakers, it is a privilege that you understand and regularly use the language we share, thanks to your years of missionary life and pastoral work in Peru, alongside the Order of Saint Augustine. And we feel fortunate that everything that Latin America represents is also very close to your hearts." "You are arriving in a country where part of your roots lie," the king said. "You are welcomed by a people you know well: vibrant and spirited, supportive and tolerant; also creative and cosmopolitan." "The Catholic faith is deeply rooted in our country, and without it -- as you well know -- our history and culture would be incomprehensible," the king said, invoking Spain's giants of faith St. John of the Cross and St. Teresa of Avila. "In these times, we run the risk of forgetting what truly matters, of slipping into the mistaken belief that -- with many of our points of reference swept away by the tide of current events -- anything goes, everything is permissible, negotiable, and justifiable. And that is not the case," the king said. "Human dignity, human rights, democratic values, and international law must remain our prime numbers... Because in them -- in their myriad combinations -- lies the arithmetic of freedom, equality, and justice; the kind that adds and multiplies, not the kind that subtracts and divides."
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Pope Leo boarded the royal plane of the King of Spain to fly back to Rome, with his delegation. Journalists flying with the pope are waiting for a new plane that has yet to arrive from Madrid to Tenerife and then take them to Rome. No in flight presser tonight after Iberia plane that was supposed to fly the pope to Rome broke. Courtney Mares and all our friends on board, hang in there! Video: Vatican Media
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African Church vibes during Papal Mass in Yaoundé, Cameroon Video: Vatican Media
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Pontifex comes to Cameroon as a messenger of peace in a country divided by internal conflict. The separatist alliance announced a 3-day ceasefire for the papal visit so people can safely participate. Pope Leo is welcomed by a voice of little-girl-speaker at the airport.
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Amazing scenes in Madrid, Spanish capital of 3,5 mln people, 7 mln in the metropolitan area, where 1,5 mln witness Eucharistic procession with Pope Leo XIV carrying the Blessed Sacrament in the heart of the city, with First Communion girls laying flower petals en route. Video: Vatican Media
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Profound moment as bells of Our Lady of Almudena and churches accross Madrid ring for Pope Leo’s arrival.
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Pope Leo XIV gave a powerful reflection in Spanish, a language he treats as his own, on ... power today in Equatorial Guinea's Malabo. Addressing the president of the nation -- who has held his office since August 3, 1979, gained power in a coup, and is the world's longest-serving ruler, often accused of nepotism -- Pope Leo reflected on St. Augustine's classic opus "The City of God." In it, St. Augustine describes two symbolic “cities” that exist side by side in history: one focused on self-love and worldly success, and the other on love of God and lasting peace. "You know that Saint Augustine interpreted events and history according to the model of two cities: the 'city of God,' eternal and characterized by God’s unconditional love (amor Dei), as well as love for one’s neighbor, especially the poor; and the 'earthly city,' which is a temporary dwelling place, where men and women live until death," Pope Leo said. "From this perspective, the two cities coexist until the end of time, and every human being, through the decisions he or she manifests day by day, belongs to one or the other of them." Malabo is a former capital of the country as officially the president changed its capital city from Malabo to Ciudad de la Paz, in Djibloho province, this January. "You have chosen to give it a name that seems to echo the biblical city of Jerusalem, Ciudad de la Paz," the pope said. "May such a decision prompt every person to ask themselves which city they wish to serve!" the pope continued, to big applause of those gathered in the presidential palace. Noting he already said that once to Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See in January, Pope Leo reminded that "the earthly city is centered upon the proud love of self (amor sui), on the lust for power and worldly glory that leads to destruction" while, by contrast, "Augustine holds that Christians are called by God to dwell in the earthly city while keeping their hearts and minds turned toward the heavenly city, their true homeland." "Every human being can benefit from the ancient realization of living on earth as a pilgrim. It is essential to discern the difference between that which lasts and that which passes, remaining free from the pursuit of unjust wealth and the illusion of dominion," Pope Leo said, reminding what he said in January's address: that “Christians living in the earthly city are not strangers to the political world, and, guided by the Scriptures, seek to apply Christian ethics to civil government." Reflecting on Pope Francis' past plea, he warned against the "economy of exclusion" - "Such an economy kills," Pope Francis said in Evangelii Gaudium. "In fact, it is even more evident today than in years past that the proliferation of armed conflicts is often driven by the exploitation of oil and mineral deposits, occurring with no regard for international law or the self-determination of peoples," Pope Leo said. Despite having one of the highest GDP per capita rates in Africa, Equatorial Guinea experiences high levels of poverty and instead of widespread prosperity -- vast natural wealth -- primarily oil and gas -- has fueled extreme wealth disparity, corruption, and systemic human rights abuses. "The destiny of humanity risks being tragically compromised without a change of direction in the assumption of political responsibility and without respect for institutions and international agreements." Pope Leo said. "God does not want this," he cried out. "His holy Name must not be profaned by the will to dominate, by arrogance or by discrimination; above all, it must never be invoked to justify choices and actions of death." "In a world wounded by arrogance, people hunger and thirst for justice," Pope Leo emphasized, encouraging the authorities: "Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, let us walk together, with wisdom and hope, towards the city of God, which is the city of peace." Video: Vatican Media
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