{"id":18214,"date":"2026-05-06T19:10:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T23:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/?p=18214"},"modified":"2026-05-06T19:10:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T23:10:43","slug":"the-weekly-leo-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2026\/05\/the-weekly-leo-26\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weekly Leo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/leo-pp-xiv.png\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/leo-pp-xiv.png\" alt=\"Pope Leo XIV\" class=\"wp-image-14281\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Weekly Leo XIV is a compilation of the Holy Father\u2019s writings, speeches, etc., which I also cross-post on <a href=\"http:\/\/jimmyakin.com\/category\/popeleo\">Jimmy Akin\u2019s blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This version of The Weekly Leo covers material released in the last week, from 8 April 2026 to 6 May 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"generalaudiences\">General Audiences<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiv\/en\/audiences\/2026\/documents\/20260506-udienza-generale.html\">6 May 2026 &#8211; General Audience &#8211; Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. II. Dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium. 8. The Church, pilgrim in history towards the heavenly homeland<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"letters\">Letters<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiv\/en\/letters\/2026\/documents\/20260424-lettera-patriarca-caldei.html\">24 April 2026 &#8211; Letter of the Holy Father for the Granting of theEcclesiastica Communioto the Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeans<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"messages\">Messages<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiv\/en\/messages\/pont-messages\/2026\/documents\/20260408-messaggio-festa-risurrezione.html\">8 April 2026 &#8211; Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the IV \u2018Fiesta de la Resurrecci\u00f3n\u2019 [Madrid, 11 April 2026]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"prayers\">Prayers<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiv\/en\/prayers\/documents\/20260430-popesprayer-maggio.html\">30 April 2026 &#8211; Video message \u2018Pray with the Pope\u2019\u2019 \u2013- May\u2019 That everyone might have food<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"reginacaeli\">Regina Caeli<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiv\/en\/angelus\/2026\/documents\/20260503-regina-caeli.html\">3 May 2026 &#8211; Regina Caeli<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"speeches\">Speeches<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiv\/en\/speeches\/2026\/april\/documents\/20260410-inps.html\">10 April 2026 &#8211; To Directors and Staff of the Italian National Institute for Social Security (INPS)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiv\/en\/speeches\/2026\/april\/documents\/20260430-weltkirche-weltmission.html\">30 April 2026 &#8211; To a delegation of the \u2018Weltkirche &amp; Dialog\u2019 of the Archdiocese of Cologne<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiv\/en\/speeches\/2026\/may\/documents\/20260502-dipendenti-cei.html\">2 May 2026 &#8211; To Employees of the Italian Episcopal Conference, with their Families<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiv\/en\/speeches\/2026\/may\/documents\/20260502-papal-foundation.html\">2 May 2026 &#8211; To Members of the \u2018Papal Foundation\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiv\/en\/speeches\/2026\/may\/documents\/20260504-ccusa.html\">4 May 2026 &#8211; To members of the Board of Directors of Catholic Charities USA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"socialmedia\">Social Media<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Pontifex\">x\/Pontifex<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/Pontifex\/\">instagram\/Pontifex<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Weekly Leo XIV is a compilation of the Holy Father\u2019s writings, speeches, etc., which I also cross-post on Jimmy Akin\u2019s blog. 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