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June 8, 2026 : "The strength of the Church does not come from the greatness of her resources, but from the holiness of Her children, from the communion of Her pastors, and from the humble and persevering fidelity of those who allow themselves to be guided by the Spirit."
Pope Leo XIV said this while meeting with the Bishops of Spain at the headquarters of the Spanish Episcopal Conference in Madrid on Monday morning.
The Pope urged them to persevere on the synodal journey, to remain open to dialogue, to build communities, and to strengthen communion by healing fractures.
The Pope went on to recalled that Pope Saint John Paul II had called Spain "Mary's Land."
Referring to the Blessed Virgin as "the mother of communion and hope," Pope Leo said the Bishops have in her "their first companion on the journey and their greatest treasure."
The Pope also recalled that this year marks the fifth centenary of the priestly ordination of Saint John of Avila, patron of the Spanish clergy.
In this holy Doctor of the Church, Pope Leo said the Church recognizes the priestly life that every Bishop is called to safeguard and foster within his own presbyterate.
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