“I’m Hungry for Justice” — Pope Leo XIV Breaks Bread With 200 of Rome’s Poor at Castel Gandolfo

Speaking off the cuff at Borgo Laudato si’, the pope named his hungers: justice, authentic charity, and a Church where no one is an enemy. The meal he improvised in Albano last August now has a permanent place on the Vatican calendar.

Pope Leo XIV greets young guests at “Lunch with the Pope” in the gardens of Borgo Laudato si’ at Castel Gandolfo on July 11. Nearly 40 children were among the 200 poor and vulnerable Romans who joined him for Mass and a shared meal.

Pope Leo XIV told 200 of Rome’s poor on Saturday that he had come to their table hungry — for justice, for genuine charity,…