Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV on Sunday delivered a powerful message of hope, renewal, and human dignity, affirming that transformation is possible even within prison walls. Celebrating Holy Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica on the Third Sunday of Advent Gaudete Sunday the Pope urged inmates, prison authorities, and society at large to believe that no person is forever defined by past actions and that true justice must always aim at healing and reconciliation.

Reflecting on the meaning of Gaudete, or “rejoice,” the Holy Father described the day as a reminder of the hopeful dimension of waiting a trust that goodness and joy can still emerge, even in difficult and painful circumstances. His homily coincided with the Jubilee of Hope for the prison world, a special moment dedicated to prisoners and

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