Pope Leo XIV to U.S. religious superiors: Prioritize community life

Pope Leo XIV this week urged U.S. religious superiors to prioritize community life, describing it as a place of “witness and strength.” The Vatican published the letter on July 22 addressed to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men in the United States, to be held in Phoenix, Arizona, from July 20-23. The letter also marks the 70th anniversary of the conference.The pontiff himself was a former religious superior, serving as the prior general of the Augustinians from 2001 to…