Pope Leo XIV has said Saints Peter and Paul show how the Church’s unity is strengthened, rather than weakened, by diversity.
Speaking at the Angelus in St Peter’s Square on Monday, June 29, the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, the Pope reflected on the two Apostles as patron Saints of Rome and witnesses to the universality of the Church.
He said the feast recalled the bond uniting the Church of Rome with Churches throughout the world “in a communion of faith and charity”.
The Pope told pilgrims gathered in the square that the martyrdom of St Peter and St Paul in Rome had left a lasting seal on the life of the Church, revealing the power of the Gospel to renew the world through service rather than domination.
