Pope Leo XIV Meets 3 Vulnerable Groups in Rimini, Urging Active Church Life
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Updated · Vatican News - English · Aug 22
Pope Leo XIV Meets 3 Vulnerable Groups in Rimini, Urging Active Church Life
3 articles · Updated · Vatican News - English · Aug 22
Summary
Rimini Cathedral hosted Pope Leo XIV as he met people who are sick, disabled and living in poverty, telling them “you are at home” in a church centered on their dignity.
Leo said Jesus placed the sick, poor and disabled at the center to heal and restore them, and urged Catholics to let themselves be transformed before walking together in the Church.
Caritas-backed outreach framed the visit, with the Diocese of Rimini highlighting local services including a soup kitchen, prison ministry, street outreach and support for older people.
Bishop Nicolò Anselmi cast the encounter as part of Rimini’s wider mission, invoking local Catholic figures and pledging the diocese’s support for the pope’s pastoral work.