This is the twelfth in a new series of posts sharing Pope Leo XIV’s words each Wednesday in his Weekly Audience, a time when he teaches, encourages, and shapes the mission of the Church around the world. Check back here each Wednesday to get to know Pope Leo!
“More than ever, our world needs our unity, our friendship, and our collaboration.”
On the 60th anniversary of Pope John XXIII’s Declaration Nostra Aetate, “In Our Time,” Pope Leo XIV dedicates his general audience to interreligious dialogue.
The Declaration Nostra Aetate teaches us to meet the followers of other religions not as outsiders, but as “travelling companions on the path of truth.” Today, it continues to invite all Catholics to engage in interreligious dialogue that is rooted in love, seeking God together with reverence and humility. In authentic religious dialogue, we open up to one another with sincerity, attentive listening, and mutual enrichment.
“Let us collaborate, because if we are united, everything is possible. Let us ensure that nothing divides us. Let us transmit this spirit of friendship and collaboration to the future generation too, because it is the true pillar on which dialogue rests.”
