Vatican City, Sep 19, 2025 / 10:00 am

Pope Leo XIV on Friday said the Church and public institutions need to better support families in social and political life.

“Public institutions and the Church have a responsibility to seek ways to promote dialogue and strengthen the elements in society that favor family life and the education of its members,” the pontiff said Sept. 19 in reference to the encyclical letter Sollicitudo Rei Socialis of St. John Paul II.

“In this context,” he continued, “we can understand the family as a gift and a task. It is crucial to foster the co-responsibility and protagonism of families in social, political, and cultural life, promoting their valuable contribution to the community.”

Leo addressed the participants of a Sept. 17–19 Rome meeting on the future

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