Pope Leo XIV greets visitors and pilgrims from the popemobile as he rides around St Peter’s Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience on December 10, 2025. Photo: CNS / Lola Gomez.
On Monday February 2, David Ryan became the first abuse survivor to have a private audience with Pope Leo alone, an experience that he said he will “never forget”. Prior to meeting Pope Leo, Mr Ryan outlined his plan for the meeting: he had questions for the pontiff and wanted to share both his story…
