Pope Leo XIV to Cardinals: ‘We are to bear witness to our joyful faith in Christ’

By Deborah Castellano Lubov – Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-05/pope-leo-xiv-homily-faith-college-cardinals-sistine-chapel.html

The morning after being elected the 267th Pope, Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass with the Cardinal electors in the Sistine Chapel, reminding them that “we are to bear witness to our joyful faith in Christ” while warning that where faith is lacking, life loses meaning.

“We are called to bear witness to our joyful faith in Christ the Saviour…”

Pope Leo XIV gave this heartfelt reminder during his first Mass as Pope on Friday, 9 May 2025, in the Sistine Chapel. In his homily, the new Pope called for always better cultivating a personal relationship with Christ; and he insisted that, without faith, life lacks meaning.

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