Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
It was so important he said it three times: “Love the Church, always love the Church, love and preserve her unity!” This was met with such a strong cheer from those gathered at Communion and Liberation’s Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples in Rimini, Italy, that Pope Leo thought it was worth saying again! And for a third time! before he continued his speech.
Pope Leo XIV called Catholics to rediscover the “spiritual joy” of being the People of God, especially at a time of profound change and multiple crises. He said the Church’s unity is lived through a synodal spirit rooted in friendship, encounter and belonging to God. Every charism, he stressed, is meant for the good of all, every richness grows when it is shared, and fear can be overcome — a Christian witness that must become “tangible, credible and desirable.”
It was so important he said it three times: “Love the Church, always love the Church, love and preserve her unity!” This was met with such a strong cheer from those gathered at Communion and Liberation’s Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples in Rimini, Italy, that Pope Leo thought it was worth saying again! And for a third time! before he continued his speech.
Pope Leo XIV called Catholics to rediscover the “spiritual joy” of being the People of God, especially at a time of profound change and multiple crises. He said the Church’s unity is lived through a synodal spirit rooted in friendship, encounter and belonging to God. Every charism, he stressed, is meant for the good of all, every richness grows when it is shared, and fear can be overcome — a Christian witness that must become “tangible, credible and desirable.”
