This is the first 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!
“Let us pray for all those who have been wounded by the words of others.”
In this week’s Wednesday audience, Pope Leo XIV encourages us to be messengers of encounter in a world in need of healing.
When we are bombarded with content and messaging, and when our own words often feel inadequate or misunderstood, we may be tempted to close in on ourselves and become silent.
Instead, let us ask the Lord to help us to communicate with honesty and sensitivity, so that our words, rather than wounding, may speak Christ’s message of healing and salvation into the world.
