“The Cry of Bartimaeus”: Pope’s General Audience – June 11, 2025

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Pope Leo XIV

In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued the cycle of catechesis on "Jesus Christ our Hope" as part of the Jubilee 2025. He reflected on Jesus' encounter with Bartimaeus in the Gospel of Mark chapter 10. He invited listeners to "bring before the Heart of Christ your most painful and fragile parts, those places in your life where you feel stuck and blocked. Let us trustfully ask the Lord to listen to our cry, and to heal us!"

“The Creative Landowner”: Pope’s General Audience – June 4, 2025

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Pope Leo XIV

In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued the cycle of catechesis on "Jesus Christ our Hope" as part of the Jubilee 2025. He reflected on the Parable of the Vineyard Owner from Matthew 20. He said that "this is what Jesus does with us: he does not establish rankings, he gives all of himself to those who open their hearts to him."

“Who has loved?” Pope’s General Audience – May 28, 2025

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Pope Leo XIV

In his General Audience, Pope Leo XIV reflected on the Parable of the Good Samaritan, calling it "a path for transforming that question ['what must I do to inherit eternal life?' (Luke 10:25)], to pass from 'who loves me?' to 'who has loved?' .... The first question is the one we ask when we sit in the corner and wait, the second is the one that drives us to set out on the path."

The “Wasteful” Sower: Pope’s General Audience – May 21, 2025

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Pope Leo XIV

In his first Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued the cycle of catechesis on "Jesus Christ our Hope," begun by Pope Francis as part of the Jubilee 2025. He reflected on the Parable of the Sower.