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Catholic Life General Audience, 28 October 2026

Pope Leo XIV says faith must enrich culture

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Catholic IntelligenceUpdated 1 min read

Pope Leo XIV told the faithful during a general audience on October 28, 2026, that Catholics must engage with modern culture rather than living in opposition or hostility toward it. Speaking in St. Peter’s Square, the pope stated that integrating faith and culture is necessary to live out the Christian vocation and share the Gospel.

During his catechesis on the Second Vatican Council's pastoral constitution, *Gaudium et Spes*, the pope explained that the relationship between faith and culture is rooted in the Incarnation. He said that because the Word became flesh, faith is an incarnate reality interwoven with the culture in which it is immersed. He noted that faith is called to become a culture itself, reaching people through their traditions, art, poetry, science, and thought.

The pope recalled that the Catholic Church has historically supported education, noting that many medieval universities arose from the Church. He encouraged Christians to deepen their scientific and cultural knowledge alongside their faith and emphasized the importance of expanding access to higher education, particularly for women.

Pope Leo XIV cited a 1982 statement by St. John Paul II, noting that faith which does not become culture is not fully accepted, thought out, or lived.

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  1. Oct 28, 2:17 AM ACI Stampa Italiano Papa Leone XIV: la cultura, "servizio al genere umano"
  2. Oct 28, 2:17 AM Vatican News BE Леў XIV: перадача веры патрабуе дыялогу з культурай
  3. Oct 28, 2:27 AM Vatican News Português Papa: a fé é chamada a se tornar cultura para alcançar todas as pessoas
  4. Oct 28, 3:51 AM Rome Reports Pope Leo XIV: “Culture is rooted in the Incarnation” - VIDEO
  5. Oct 28, 3:43 AM Agenzia SIR Italiano Pope Leo XIV: faith “required to become culture”. To Mercedes: innovation “at the service of human dignity”
  6. Oct 28, 3:21 AM Vida Nueva Español El Papa llama a los católicos a evangelizar el mundo de la cultura
  7. Oct 28, 3:03 AM Religión en Libertad Español El Papa anima a los cristianos a formarse más: fe profunda y cultura deben crecer siempre unidas
  8. Oct 28, 4:40 AM Canção Nova Português Papa frisa valor da relação entre fé e cultura para o testemunho cristão
  9. Oct 28, 5:42 AM InfoCatólica Español El Papa sitúa en la Encarnación el fundamento de la relación entre fe y cultura
  10. Oct 28, 4:52 AM RomaSette Italiano Fede e cultura: un rapporto fondato nell’Incarnazione
  11. Oct 28, 6:11 AM Vatican News Slovenščina Kateheza: Povezanost med vero in kulturo je potrebna za krščansko pričevanje v svetu
  12. Oct 28, 6:45 AM Vatican News አማርኛ ር.ሊ.ጳ ሊዮ እምነት በአዎንታዊ አመለካከቱ አማካኝነት እያንዳንዱን ባህል ያበለጽጋል ማለታቸው ተገለጸ
  13. Oct 28, 4:59 AM Aleteia Faith interwoven with culture: Pope Leo
  14. Oct 28, 4:30 AM Korazym.org Italiano Papa Leone XIV: la cultura apre le menti al Vangelo
  15. Oct 28, 7:42 AM Magyar Kurír Magyar XIV. Leó pápa katekézise: A hitnek testet kell öltenie a kultúrában
  16. Oct 28, 3:50 AM Vatican News Kiswahili Papa Leo XIV:Kanisa linahamasisha utamaduni kwa sababu ni huduma kwa wanadamu
  17. Oct 28, 4:14 AM Vatican News മലയാളം വിശ്വാസവും സംസ്കാരവും പരസ്പരം ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടാണ് മുന്നോട്ടുപോകേണ്ടത്: ലിയോ പതിനാലാമൻ പാപ്പാ
  18. Oct 28, 9:01 AM DOMRADIO.DE Deutsch "In engster Verbindung" / Papst Leo XIV. wirbt für Synthese von Glaube und Kultur
  19. Oct 28, 9:32 AM Vatican News Magyar Leó pápa katekézise a hit és a kultúra egymást gazdagító kapcsolatáról
  20. Oct 28, 10:28 AM Aleteia Polski Leon XIV: Wiara spleciona z kulturą
  21. Oct 28, 2:30 AM Vatican News Italiano Il Papa: la fede è chiamata a diventare cultura per raggiungere ogni persona
  22. Oct 28, 2:26 AM Famiglia Cristiana Italiano Il Papa: «La fede è intrecciata con tutte le culture»
  23. Oct 28, 3:25 AM cath.ch Français Léon XIV invite à ne pas vivre sa foi «dans l'hostilité» envers le monde
  24. Oct 28, 7:01 AM The Catholic Register Catholics must engage with modern culture, not reject it, Pope Leo says
  25. Oct 28, 10:00 AM Catholic Review Catholics must engage with modern culture, not reject it, pope says
  26. Oct 28, 7:54 AM Aleteia Español León XIV invita a los fieles a no vivir su fe «en hostilidad» hacia el mundo
  27. Oct 28, 1:30 AM USCCB News Catholics must engage with modern culture, not reject it, pope says
  28. Oct 28, 10:47 AM The Texas Catholic Catholics must engage with modern culture, not reject it, pope says
  29. Oct 28, 11:00 AM OSV News Catholics must engage with modern culture, not reject it, pope says
  30. Oct 28, 10:55 AM The Catholic Sun Catholics must engage with modern culture, not reject it, pope says
  31. Oct 28, 1:10 PM CathNews Australia Catholics must engage with modern culture, not reject it: Pope
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  42. Oct 28, 2:08 AM Vatican News Shqip Papa Leoni XIV: Feja është e thirrur të bëhet kulturë, për të arritur te çdo njeri
  43. Oct 28, 2:59 AM Omnes Español León XIV: «La fe puede encarnarse en cualquier cultura»
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  46. Oct 28, 2:32 AM Vatican News Čeština Lev XIV.: Kultura je sama o sobě dobrem, cestou k plnému lidství
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  53. Oct 28, 3:48 AM Diocese of Passo Fundo Português Catequese. Os Documentos do Concílio Vaticano II IV. Constituição pastoral Gaudium et spes 7. A relação entre a fé e a cultura (GS, 53-62)
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  56. Oct 28, 11:10 PM Catholic World News Faith should 'become culture,' Pope Leo emphasizes at audience on Vatican II (CWN)
  57. Oct 29, 8:33 AM The Monitor Catholics must engage with modern culture, not reject it, Pope says
  58. Oct 29, 8:35 AM Archdiocese of Naxos, Andros, Tinos, Mykonos Ελληνικά Η πίστη καλείται να γίνει πολιτισμός, για να φθάσει σε κάθε άνθρωπο
  59. Oct 28, 9:00 AM Knisja Maltija Malti Pope at Audience: Faith enriches every culture with its positive outlook
  60. Oct 29, 5:45 AM Diocese of Scranton Catholics must engage with modern culture, not reject it, pope says
  61. Oct 29, 3:23 AM Diocese of Fano–Fossombrone–Cagli–Pergola Italiano Il rapporto tra la fede la cultura (GS, 53-62)
  62. Oct 29, 3:59 AM Archdiocese of Naxos, Andros, Tinos, Mykonos Ελληνικά Γενική Ακρόαση του Πάπα Λέοντα, 28 Οκτωβρίου 2026
  63. Oct 29, 11:00 PM The Catholic Leader Catholics must engage with modern culture, not reject it, pope says
  64. Oct 30, 2:04 AM The Record Catholics must engage with modern culture, not reject it, says Pope Leo XIV
  65. Oct 28, 2:52 PM ZENIT News Agency Culture and Its Relationship to the Christian Faith: An Explanation by Pope Leo XIV
  66. Oct 28, 2:44 PM ZENIT News Agency Español La cultura y sus relaciones con la fe cristiana: una explicación del Papa León XIV

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