Pope Leo XIV calls the liturgy the “driving force of evangelization” and urges priests to respect liturgical texts and norms

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Pope Leo XIV’s general audience took place in St. Peter’s Square on the morning of Wednesday, May 27. Photo: Vatican Media

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