As the Jubilee Year draws to a close, Pope Leo XIV reminds the faithful that its deepest gift endures. Hope, he says, continues to shape the Church\u2019s journey, calling all to remain pilgrims who generate life and renewal.<\/p>\n
Vatican News<\/b><\/p>\n
Addressing the faithful during the last Saturday Jubilee Audience of this Holy Year, Pope Leo XIV reminded Christians that the pilgrimage it inspired does not end.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Jubilee is drawing to a close,\u201d the Pope said, \u201cbut the hope that this Year has given us does not end: we will remain pilgrims of hope.\u201d<\/p>\n
Beginning his catechesis with words regarding the approaching celebration of Christmas, Pope Leo XIV reflected on the meaning of Christian hope, rooted not in fear but in the closeness of God revealed in Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n
Without Christ, he noted, the proclamation that \u201cthe Lord is near\u201d could sound threatening; in Jesus, however, it becomes a promise of mercy.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Him there is no threat, but forgiveness,\u201d the Pope said, pointing to the mystery of the Incarnation as the definitive sign of a God who gives life and continually renews it.<\/p>\n
Without hope we are dead <\/p>\n
Quoting Saint Paul\u2019s words to the Romans, \u201cFor in hope we were saved\u201d, Pope Leo XIV explained that hope is not a vague sentiment, but a living, generative force.<\/p>\n
\u201cWithout hope, we are dead; with hope, we come into the light,\u201d he said, describing hope as a theological virtue, \u201ca power of God,\u201d that brings forth life.<\/p>\n
True strength, the Pope explained, is not found in domination or fear. \u201cWhat threatens and kills is not strength,\u201d he said, \u201cit is arrogance, aggressive fear, evil that generates nothing.\u201d God\u2019s strength, by contrast, \u201cgives birth,\u201d and for this reason, he concluded, \u201cto hope is to generate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Listen to the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor <\/p>\n
Turning to the groaning of creation described by Saint Paul, Pope Leo XIV invited the faithful to listen attentively to \u201cthe cry of the earth and the cry of the poor,\u201d lamenting the injustice of a world in which resources are increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few. God, he recalled, intended the goods of creation for all.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur task,\u201d he said plainly, \u201cis to generate, not to steal.\u201d<\/p>\n
History is in the hands of God and those who hope in Him <\/p>\n
Even suffering, the Pope noted, takes on a new meaning in faith: it becomes \u201cthe suffering of childbirth.\u201d God continues to create, and human beings, sustained by hope, are called to cooperate in that creative work. \u201cHistory,\u201d he said, \u201cis in the hands of God and of those who hope in Him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reflecting on the Marian dimension of Christian prayer, Pope Leo XIV pointed to Mary of Nazareth as the living image of hope that gives life. In her, he said, believers see \u201cone of us who generates,\u201d one who gave \u201cface, body and voice to the Word of God.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJesus wants to be born again,\u201d the Pope said. \u201cWe can give Him body and voice. This is the childbirth for which creation waits.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTo hope,\u201d he concluded, \u201cis to see this world become the world of God.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the Jubilee Year draws to a close, Pope Leo XIV reminds the faithful that its deepest gift…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":460723,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[58950,158013,44679,58949,50,3417,103],"class_list":{"0":"post-460722","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"tag-jubilee2025","9":"tag-audiences","10":"tag-christmas","11":"tag-jubilee","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-pope-leo-xiv","14":"tag-world"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115753774800173112","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/460723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}