Pope Leo XIV is preparing to summon an extraordinary consistory of cardinals for January 7 and 8, 2026 Photo: Prensa Libre: EFE/Francesco Sforza/Dicasterio para la Comunicación del Vaticano

This is what Pope Leo XIV said about Rupnik, the situation in Venezuela, and the religious freedom rights of migrants in the USA

The Pope unfolded a conversation that ranged across continents and crises, touching on Venezuela, the Middle East, the United States, and even the dignity of workers. It was an impromptu dialogue, but one that revealed once again the pontiff’s instinct to read the signs of the times with moral precision and pastoral realism