Pope Leo XIV calls for active engagement with global challenges

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Pope Leo XIV has called on the faithful to reject passivity and indifference toward the rapid changes and global imbalances of the modern era. During his general audience in St. Peter’s Square, the pontiff began a new series of reflections on ‘Gaudium et spes’, a pastoral constitution from the Second Vatican Council regarding the Church’s relationship with the contemporary world.

The Pope highlighted several societal contradictions, specifically noting the gap between a shared awareness that the planet’s future is at risk and a collective inability to renounce selfish consumption. He also addressed the paradox of scientific and technological progress that benefits only a few, and the persistence of widespread poverty despite increased global wealth.

In a separate mass held at Castel Gandolfo for the care of creation, Leo XIV urged people to ‘cherish the Earth’ and emphasized the responsibility to preserve natural harmony. He linked environmental destruction to the impacts of armed conflict, describing them as a single call for peace and healing in a wounded world.

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[● 3 SOURCES] The Pope identified a contradiction between the shared awareness of environmental risks and the inability to renounce selfish consumption. diarioparaguayo.com · www.tn23.tv · rpp.pe
[● 3 SOURCES] The Pope began a cycle of reflections on the pastoral constitution ‘Gaudium et spes’ from the Second Vatican Council. diarioparaguayo.com · www.tn23.tv · rpp.pe
[● 3 SOURCES] The Pope criticized the illusion that war is an effective way to build peace. diarioparaguayo.com · www.tn23.tv · rpp.pe
[● 3 SOURCES] The Pope noted that scientific and technological progress is not always at the service of humanity and is only available to some. diarioparaguayo.com · www.tn23.tv · rpp.pe
[● 3 SOURCES] The Pope highlighted the paradox of increased global wealth and economic power existing alongside widespread hunger and misery. diarioparaguayo.com · www.tn23.tv · rpp.pe
[● 3 SOURCES] Pope Leo XIV called for an end to passivity and indifference regarding rapid global changes. diarioparaguayo.com · www.tn23.tv · rpp.pe