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Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given Aug. 30, 2026

by Pope Leo XIV

(OSV News) — The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given Aug. 30, 2026, at Piazza della Libertà in Castel Gandolfo. Dear brothers …

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by Pope Leo XIV

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