Leo XIV shares with Italy’s bishops ‘coordinates’ for a Church that embodies the Gospel

Pope Leo XIV addresses the Italian Bishops’ Conference on June 17, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jun 17, 2025 / 15:56 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV received on June 17 at the Vatican the bishops of the Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI, by its Italian acronym), with whom he shared four “coordinates” for being a Church that embodies the Gospel: proclamation of the Gospel, peace, human dignity, and dialogue. At the beginning of his address, following…