As the first anniversary of Pope Leo XIV's election to the pontificate approaches, we present here a selection of 12 quotes from the new pontiff on various topics, looking back over the 12 months since he took office as pope on May 8, 2025.
- I am an Augustinian, a son of St. Augustine, who said: «With you I am a Christian and for you I am a bishop‘. In this sense we can all walk together towards that homeland that God has prepared for us’. First address from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, May 8, 2025.
- «Brothers and sisters, I would like this to be our first great desire: a united Church, a sign of unity and communion, which becomes a leaven for a reconciled world.» Mass of Inauguration of his Petrine ministry, May 18, 2025.
- «Migrants and refugees remind the Church of her pilgrim dimension, perpetually oriented towards reaching the definitive homeland, sustained by a hope that is a theological virtue.» Message for the 111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees October 4, 2025.
- Be agents of communion, capable of breaking the logic of division and polarization, of individualism and self-centeredness. Center yourselves on Christ, in order to overcome the logic of the world, of the fake news and frivolity, with the beauty and light of truth». Address to Catholic digital missionaries and influencers, July 29, 2025.
- «It is that when the instrument dominates man, man becomes an instrument: yes, an instrument of the market and at the same time a commodity. Only sincere relationships and stable bonds make stories of good life grow». Jubilee of the Youth, August 2, 2025.
- «Friendship with Christ, which is at the basis of faith, is not only one help among many to build the future, it is our pole star.» Jubilee of the Youth, August 2, 2025.
- «In the wounded face of the poor we find imprinted the suffering of the innocent and, therefore, the same suffering of Christ.» «Dilexi Te», promulgated on October 9, 2025.
- Marian spirituality is at the service of the Gospel: it reveals its simplicity. Affection for Mary of Nazareth makes us, together with her, disciples of Jesus«. Jubilee of Marian Spirituality, October 12, 2025.
- «Faith, compared to great material and cultural, scientific and artistic goods, excels; not because these goods are contemptible, but because without faith they lose meaning.» Canonization of seven new saints, October 19, 2025.
- Life is illuminated not because we are rich, beautiful or powerful. It is enlightened when one discovers within oneself this truth: God has called me, I have a vocation, I have a mission, my life serves something greater than myself.« Jubilee of Education, where he proclaimed St. John Henry Newman Doctor of the Church, November 1, 2025.
- «AI can process information quickly, but it cannot replace human intelligence. And don't ask it to do your homework! ... (Artificial intelligence) will not judge between what is truly right and wrong.» Digital encounter with young people during the 2025 National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis, Nov. 21, 2025.
- Peace, in fact, is not decreed: it is welcomed and lived. It is a gift of God, which develops in a patient and collective work. It is everyone's responsibility; first and foremost, that of the civil authorities.« - Meeting with the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps in Yaoundé, Cameroon, April 15, 2026.
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