Pope Leo: “God Doesn’t Watch from Afar — He Steps Into Our Suffering”

As Leo XIV baptized 20 children, the pope preached God’s nearness to the broken — and called for peace in war-torn lands.

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Under the frescoed vault of the Sistine Chapel, Pope Leo XIV cradled one infant after another, gently pouring water over their foreheads. Continuing a 45-year Vatican tradition,…