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Pope Leo XIV teaches on faith and culture

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Pope Leo XIV told the faithful during a general audience on Oct. 28 not to live their faith with a spirit of opposition or hostility toward the world, culture, and human expressions. Speaking in St. Peter's Square, the pope continued a catechetical series on the pastoral constitution Gaudium et Spes.

The pope stated that a mature and responsible synthesis between faith and culture is a necessary condition for persevering in the Christian vocation. He noted that this synthesis is also an essential requirement for communicating the faith to others in a credible manner.

During his teaching, the pope cited the document's exhortation for believers to live in close union with others of their time and to strive to understand their way of thinking and judging as expressed in their culture. The second chapter of the second part of Gaudium et Spes addresses the relationship between culture and the Christian faith.

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  1. Oct 28, 6:00 AM Catholic News Agency Pope Leo XIV: Live the faith without ‘hostility towards the world’
  2. Oct 28, 7:27 AM National Catholic Register Pope Leo XIV: Live the Faith Without ‘Hostility Towards the World’
  3. Oct 28, 6:00 AM Catholic World Report Pope Leo XIV: Live the faith without ‘hostility towards the world’
  4. Oct 28, 3:00 AM ACI Africa Pope Leo XIV: Live the Faith Without "hostility towards the world"
  5. Oct 28, 2:57 AM Vatican News Русский Папа: вера и культура должны обогащать друг друга
  6. Oct 28, 3:42 AM Vatican News Български Обща аудиенция: Вярата и културата трябва да вървят заедно
  7. Oct 28, 5:53 AM Vatican News LN Léon XIV: Boyambi ebengami ya kokóma mimeseno, mpo ya kosimba moto nionso
  8. Oct 27, 11:06 PM ACI Digital Português Papa pede que não se viva a fé com espírito de oposição ou hostilidade ao mundo
  9. Oct 28, 6:29 AM Diocese of Granada en Colombia Español PAPA LEÓN XIV: «UNA FE QUE NO SE HACE CULTURA ES UNA FE NO PLENAMENTE ACOGIDA»
  10. Oct 30, 11:10 AM Vatican News Svenska Dokumenterne fra det Andet Vatikankoncil - Forbindelsen mellem tro og kultur
  11. Oct 30, 5:40 AM Newsbook Malti Il-Papa jħeġġeġ ‘l-Insara biex japprofondixxu l-għarfien tagħhom fil-fidi
  12. Oct 30, 1:15 AM Exaudi Español Cardenal Arizmendi: Sin familia no hay futuro
  13. Oct 31, 4:25 AM Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria العربية المقابلة العامة للحبر الأعظم، صباح الأربعاء ٢٨ تشرين الأول أكتوبر ٢٠٢٦، في ساحة القديس بطرس

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