This morning, in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, the Holy Father Leo XIV received in audience some delegations from the municipalities in areas of Central Italy affected by
The following is the address delivered by the Pope to those present at the meeting: Address of the Holy Father Dear brothers and sisters, Ten years have passed since the tragic series of earthquakes that struck your
These events claimed hundreds of lives, caused widespread destruction and brought profound suffering to entire communities, which still bear the scars today. Faced with this situation, I would first like to join you in listening to the Word of God, beginning with a text that plays an important role in the Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas (cf. no.
It is the Book of Nehemiah, which recounts the return of the people to a Jerusalem still in ruins following the devastation wrought by the Babylonians. Nehemiah teaches us a twofold approach. Firstly, the communal approach: the city, in fact, is reborn not through the efforts of a single person, but through the shared responsibility of the whole
Furthermore, Nehemiah suggests to us that to rebuild, one must have a vision. In such dramatic circumstances, it is not enough to merely have good intentions or to rely on disorganized voluntarism. To rebuild, we must acquire eyes capable of discerning, amidst the ruins, the blueprint for a home and a