Pope Leo XIV: “Ensure Respect for Every Person, Including the Unborn”

Pope Leo XIV delivered a powerful affirmation of the sanctity of life Friday, emphasizing that the Catholic Church must uphold the dignity of every person, particularly the unborn, in his first major address to the Vatican diplomatic corps.

The remarks, made ahead of his formal installation Mass on Sunday, underscored the Church’s unwavering commitment to protecting life from conception to natural death.

“In addition, no one is exempted from striving to ensure respect for the dignity of every person...