Pope Leo: Bishops should offer clear teaching

In a letter to the bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean on the occasion of the third centenary of the canonisation of their patron, Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, the Pope reflects on episcopal ministry in the light of the rite of welcoming a bishop into his cathedral church. He warns them against “abandoning the flock”, and urges them to nurture their interior life. Read all  

By Edoardo Giribaldi Crossing the threshold of a cathedral, and of a new community to be “journeyed through” in the same spirit. Receiving the crucifix and holy water, signs of a ministry to be carried out while caring for one’s interior life, which must not be allowed to dry up because of fears or personal advantages. The transforming power of adoration, and the mandate contained in the Apostolic Letters as a compass amid the excessive number of voices filling the minds of the faithful. These are some of the images through which Pope Leo XIV reflects on episcopal ministry, drawing a connection between the sequence of the rites for welcoming a bishop into his cathedral church and the mission entrusted to him.

He does so in a Pontifical Letter published today, 19 September, and addressed to the bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean on the occasion of the third centenary of the canonisation of their patron, Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo. Recalling his own shared pastoral experience in Peru—Turibius, the “Bishop of the Andes,” was Archbishop of the Peruvian capital, Lima—the Pope considers the rite of welcoming each bishop to his cathedral, similar