Pope Leo XIV Urges Uruguay Faithful to Reject Mediocrity on Day 2 Visit
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Updated · Vatican News - English · Nov 8
Pope Leo XIV Urges Uruguay Faithful to Reject Mediocrity on Day 2 Visit
3 articles · Updated · Vatican News - English · Nov 8
Summary
At a Saturday prayer vigil in Montevideo, Pope Leo XIV told Uruguay's faithful to "be saints" and give themselves completely to Christ rather than settle for a merely decent or habitual faith.
Citing secularization and religious indifference, he said holiness answers humanity's deepest longings and warned that trying to build a world without God risks leaving humanity without a place.
He urged Catholics to keep Christ at the center through prayer, Mass, confession and Gospel reading, saying believers must become disciples again if they want others to find Jesus.
Young people were told to dare to marry and start families, couples to welcome children, and those called to priesthood or consecrated life not to let fear block their vocation.
On the second day of his Uruguay trip, Leo said he came to remind the country of the joy found in Christ and encouraged Eucharistic adoration before the tabernacle.