Pope Leo XIV met on 19 December 2025 several children members of the Italian Catholic Action with the national responsible people, emphasizing that peace is built starting from our daily relationships. ” To make peace is the quintessential “catholic action”.
Your Excellency,
Dear boys and girls, brothers and sisters all!
How good it is to meet just a few days before the Nativity of the Lord! I greet you all with affection: the national President, the general ecclesiastical Assistant, along with the national team of Catholic Action Youth, the educators and collaborators who accompany you. I thank you very sincerely for the enthusiasm you express and share with the rest of us – truly beautiful – bearing witness to the beauty of faith and the beauty of Catholic Action. The name of your association clearly expresses its identity: you are disciples of Jesus, witnesses of his Gospel and fellow travellers together with the whole Church…. (full text)
