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Pope Leo XIV receives Military Ordinariate for Portugal delegation

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Pope Leo XIV received a delegation from the Military Ordinariate for Portugal. The Pope extended his greetings to all members of the Army, Air Force, Navy, National Republican Guard, and Public Security Police in Portugal. He remembered the two young soldiers who lost their lives last Friday. The Ordinariate was established 60 years ago and received its first bishop 25 years ago.

SourcesThe Holy SeeHoly See Press OfficeL'Osservatore RomanoVatican News

6 sources Aug 24, 2026

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Earlier version, Tuesday 25 August

Pope Leo XIV receives Portugal's Military Ordinariate delegation

Earlier version, Monday 24 August

Pope Leo XIV receives delegation from Military Ordinariate for Portugal

How the coverage unfolded

  1. Aug 24, 2:30 AM The Holy See À Delegação do Ordinariato Castrense de Portugal (24 de agosto de 2026)
  2. Aug 24, 4:32 AM Agência Ecclesia Vaticano: Ordinariato Castrense de Portugal é um «espaço de construtiva colaboração» com as autoridades «estatais, governativas e militares…
  3. Aug 24, 4:09 AM Holy See Press Office Audience with a delegation from the Military Ordinariate for Portugal
  4. Aug 24, 4:03 AM Holy See Press Office Udienza alla Delegazione dell’Ordinariato Militare per il Portogallo
  5. Aug 24, 6:33 AM L'Osservatore Romano Papa Leone XIV all’Ordinariato Militare del Portogallo - «Come il buon samaritano diffondete il Vangelo della pace»
  6. Aug 24, 2:30 AM The Holy See Delegazione dell'Ordinariato Militare per il Portogallo (24 agosto 2026)
  7. Aug 24, 6:51 AM Vatican News Papa Leo XIV: Jimbo la Kijeshi Nchini Ureno: Huduma ya Kiroho Kwa Wanajeshi
  8. Aug 24, 12:38 PM Vatican News Leons XIV pieņem Portugāles Militārā ordinariāta locekļus
  9. Aug 25, 2:45 AM Vatican News Leon XIV, Ordinariatului militar al Portugaliei: Omul este înfometat de infinit și etern
  10. Aug 24, 2:30 AM The Holy See Delegación del Ordinariato Militar para Portugal (24 de agosto de 2026)
  11. Aug 24, 2:30 AM The Holy See To a Delegation of the Military Ordinariate for Portugal (24 August 2026)
  12. Aug 26, 1:36 AM Magyar Kurír Leó pápa a portugál tábori püspökség tagjaihoz: A kafarnaumi százados megmutatta hitének erejét

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