We must “truly seek the way forward, to find peace,” the Pope told journalists Tuesday night before returning to the Vatican from Castel Gandolfo, where he had gone for a second period of rest on 13 August.
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Before leading the recitation of the Angelus prayer in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV reminds us that “acting in truth has its cost, because there are those in the world who choose lies.” He urges us “not to respond to insolence with vengeance.” Jesus asks us to remain “faithful to the truth in love,” like the martyrs, whom we can imitate “in different circumstances and ways.”
In the Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Rotonda in Albano, Pope Leo presided over Mass and expressed his gratitude for the diocese in serving others whilst reminding them that each person “is a gift to others.”
During his visit to the African country, the Cardinal Secretary of State celebrated Mass on the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary at the Marian Shrine of Mugera, and the day before, he inaugurated a monument at the site where the Apostolic Nuncio, Monsignor Courtney, was assassinated in December 2003.
Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s imminent visit to Shrine of Santa Maria della Rotonda in Albano to celebrate Mass with the poor, the Shrine’s Rector Father Adriano Gibellini, shares the atmosphere of anticipation ahead of the Pope’s arrival and recalls the roots of an ancient place associated with protection from the plague, refugees during World War II, and the current presence of immigrants who entrust themselves to the Blessed Mother.
