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<\/p>\nPope Leo XIV invites the Jesuit review La Civilt\u00e0 Cattolica’s writers and collaborators to embrace their mission of “perceiving the gaze of Christ upon the world, cultivating it, communicating it, and bearing witness to it.”<\/p>\n
By Deborah Castellano Lubov<\/b><\/p>\n
Addressing the editorial staff of the historic Jesuit review\u00a0La Civilt\u00e0 Cattolica on the occasion of its 175th anniversary, Pope Leo XIV urged those before him to transmit hope through our Lord.<\/p>\n
La Civilt\u00e0 Cattolica is one of the oldest magazines still in existence, founded on 6 April 1850 at the behest of Blessed Pope Pius IX. Since then, it has become an instrument for reading and interpreting history, politics, culture, science and art in the light of the Christian faith, in line with the positions of the Pope and the Holy See.<\/p>\n
The Pope reminded them that as they report current events, which often challenge our hope, they must transmit to faithful that Christians are to keep faith.<\/p>\n
In this context, Pope Leo quoted his late predecessor Pope Benedict XVI, who in his 2007 encyclical Spe salvi underscored,\u00a0\u201cMy life and the history of the world are not left to chance. Providence does not cease. It is as if I had a certainty: beyond all failures, I know that my life is held firm by the power of God\u2019s love. And thus hope remains, even in the midst of shipwrecks.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gratitude to La Civilt\u00e0 Cattolica <\/p>\n
The Holy Father recognized the significance of the journal\u2019s milestone anniversary, acknowledging its enduring contribution to the Church, saying he thanked them\u00a0for their centuries-long faithful and generous service to the Holy See.<\/p>\n
“Your work,” he expressed, “has contributed\u2014and continues to contribute\u2014to making the Church present in the world of culture, in harmony with the teachings of the Pope and the orientations of the Holy See.\u201d<\/p>\n
Describing the journal as \u201ca window on the world,\u201d the Pope also marveled at \u201cone of its distinguishing features,” namely its ability “to engage with contemporary events without fear of confronting their challenges and contradictions.\u201d<\/p>\n
Responsibility to educate a better society and world <\/p>\n
In his address, Pope Leo proposed three key areas of reflection for the community: educating people to intelligent and active engagement in the world, giving voice to the least and the excluded, and being heralds of hope.<\/p>\n
On the first point of educating, Pope Leo emphasized, \u201cWhat you write can help your readers better understand the complex society in which we live, evaluating its strengths and weaknesses.\u201d<\/p>\n
By doing so, he said, the review enables its readers to make meaningful contributions to society, including in the political sphere, on matters such as social equity, family, education, technological change, and peace.<\/p>\n
Fundamental aspect of the life and mission of every Christian <\/p>\n
The Pope then turned to the second point of being a voice for the voiceless, and, moreover, “becoming a voice of the poor and the excluded.\u201d<\/p>\n
He called this task \u201ca fundamental aspect of the life and mission of every Christian,\u201d and quoted Pope Francis who called on society to remember those who are so often discarded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To live this mission authentically, Pope Leo XIV said, requires humble listening and being close to those who suffer.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnly in this way,” he suggested, “is it possible to become a faithful and prophetic echo of the voice of those in need, breaking every circle of isolation, loneliness, and deafness.\u201d<\/p>\n
‘Our ultimate hope in Christ’ <\/p>\n
Finally, Pope Leo called La Civilt\u00e0 Cattolica to be heralds of hope.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis means,” he reaffirmed, “standing against the indifference of those who remain insensitive to others and to their legitimate need for a future” and “overcoming the discouragement of those who no longer believe in the possibility of taking new paths.\u201d<\/p>\n
For us, he pointed out, “the ultimate hope is Christ, our way: \u2018I am the way, and the truth, and the life\u2019 (Jn 14:6).\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Him and with Him,” he reflected, “there are no longer dead ends along our journey, nor are there realities\u2014no matter how difficult or complex\u2014that can stop us or prevent us from loving God and our brothers and sisters with trust.\u201d<\/p>\n
Christ’s gaze on the world <\/p>\n
Pope Leo went on to remember two memorable reflections the late Pope Francis offered to\u00a0La Civilt\u00e0 Cattolica.<\/p>\n
Pope Francis, Pope Leo XIV recalled, had reminded the community to continue their work “with joy, through good journalism, which adheres to no other allegiance than that of the Gospel,” and had underscored that a\u00a0“a journal is truly \u2018Catholic\u2019 only if it has Christ\u2019s gaze on the world, and if it transmits and bears witness to that gaze.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With this sentiment, Pope Leo affirmed, \u201cThese words summarize your mission: to perceive the gaze of Christ upon the world, to cultivate it, to communicate it, and to bear witness to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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