Pope Leo XIV prayed the Angelus on Sunday, July 13, from Castel Gandolfo, where he is taking a two-week summer break.

Our fallen world does not want God’s presence or grace. It is content to swim in its own cesspool and convince itself that things are okay. Such a mentality has no tolerance for prayer.

Ephesians 4:1 and Micah 6:8 were among the Scripture passages touched on in a prayer offered at the opening of the U.S.