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March 15, 2026 : On Sunday afternoon, Pope Leo XIV visited the Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Rome’s Ponte Mammolo neighbourhood, marking the fifth of his Lenten visits to parish communities of the Diocese of Rome. He was accompanied on the visit by Cardinal Baldo Reina, Vicar General for the diocese of Rome and Archpriest of the Papal Basilica of Saint John Lateran.
With this visit, the Pope returned to a parish that was visited forty years ago by Pope St John Paul II. The encounter also concluded a series of pastoral visits to Roman parishes that began in February.
The Pope arrived in the afternoon and was welcomed by children, young people and families from the parish community. He thanked them for their witness of charity and hospitality, describing their service as a “sign of hope” in a world marked by suffering and war.
The visit culminated in the celebration of Holy Mass with the priests and faithful of the neighbourhood.
At the end of the celebration, Pope Leo XIV met with the parish pastoral council and later with the priests who serve and live in the parish. Before returning to the Vatican, he greeted the faithful gathered outside the church.
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