Pope at Audience: We must urgently protect families and marriage
Pope Leo XIV addressed the importance of marriage and family as the foundation of society during his first Wednesday General Audience following a recent lung surgery. He emphasized the need for political and cultural leaders to prioritize the welfare of the family unit.
Why it matters
The Pope's message reinforces the Vatican's traditional stance on social structures and highlights the Church's ongoing influence on global cultural policy.
By Isabella H. de Carvalho “The first thing I would like to say to you is: thank you! Thank you for the support of your prayers. Thanks be to God for His generosity. Let us all renew our trust in the goodness and mercy of God,” Pope Leo XIV said on October 20 in St. Peter's Square, during his first Wednesday General Audience after having undergone surgery. Pope Leo XIV was discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Saturday, October 17, after five days in hospital following a lung operation on Tuesday, October 13. Family is the foundation of society Pope Leo continued the catechesis cycle on the Documents of the Second Vatican Council and reflected on the 1965 Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes (meaning “joy and hope”) on the Church in the modern world.
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