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Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given April 29, 2026

by Pope Leo XIV

(OSV News) — The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s general audience address given Apr. 29 in St. Peter’s Square. Dear brothers and sisters, good …

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