Le pape Léon XIV célèbre son premier anniversaire à Pompéi et à Naples

Pope Leo XIV marks first anniversary with visit to Pompeii and Naples amid ongoing tensions with Washington. | Contesto: cronaca

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Pope Leo XIV marked his first anniversary as head of the Catholic Church on Friday with a visit to southern Italy, choosing the sanctuary of Pompeii as the setting for the milestone. The trip comes after several weeks of heightened friction between the Vatican and the administration in Washington, though the pontiff made no direct reference to the diplomatic standoff during his public appearances. The Pope arrived in Pompeii in the morning, where he presided over a prayer service at the Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary, one of the most visited Marian shrines in the world. The choice of location carried symbolic weight: Pompeii, a city forever associated with catastrophic destruction and rebirth, has long been a site of pilgrimage for Catholics seeking solace and renewal. The visit was deliberately low-key, with no large public Mass or official ceremonies, reflecting what Vatican observers describe as Leo XIV’s preference for pastoral rather than political gestures. Later in the day, the Pope traveled to nearby Naples, where he met with local clergy and visited a hospital for children with chronic illnesses. The Naples leg of the trip was kept off the official schedule until the last moment, a move that insiders say was intended to avoid drawing attention away from the spiritual significance of the Pompeii stop. During his remarks at the hospital, the Pope emphasized themes of mercy and service, urging the Church to remain close to the suffering and the marginalized. The anniversary comes at a delicate moment for the pontiff’s relationship with the United States. Over the past month, the Vatican and the White House have clashed over a range of issues, including the Pope’s public criticism of certain U.S. immigration policies and Washington’s reaction to Vatican diplomatic overtures toward countries considered adversarial by the United States. While neither side has broken off dialogue, the tone has grown noticeably sharper, and the Pompeii visit was seen by many as an attempt to refocus attention on the Church’s spiritual mission rather than on geopolitical disputes. Leo XIV, elected exactly one year ago after a conclave that lasted four days,...

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