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Today at 1pm PT - Join the livestream consecration of the USA to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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Pope Leo XIV said that a "truly just society" recognizes the dignity of every human life, as he made calls for peace in a wide-ranging address to the Spanish parliament on Monday.

"The defense of human life is neither a partisan issue nor a confessional interest: it is a goal of civilization," he said. "Every human life must be recognized and safeguarded from conception to its natural end, in every circumstance of its existence."

Leo added that "when this certainty is obscured" and the law fails to serve and protect everyone, society's most vulnerable people "are the first victims."

"For this reason, the moral greatness of a nation is manifested, above all, in its capacity to accompany, protect and love those lives that are most fragile," he said.

During the speech, the first by a pope to Spain's parliament, the pontiff urged global leaders to help migrants, calling on them to create "safe and legal pathways."

Leo also repeated his call for using dialogue instead of weapons to resolve disputes, saying "peace demands diplomatic courage." His comments came hours after Israel and Iran traded fire, threatening to upend peace efforts in the Middle East.

His address, which received a seven-minute standing ovation from Spanish lawmakers, was part of Leo's ongoing weeklong visit to Spain that included visits with migrants and victims of sexual abuse.

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Join Catholics from all over the United States today in starting the Novena to the Sacred Heart from June 3-11. It will conclude with the consecration of the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 11 (watch the livestream at 1 pm PT at https://ow.ly/JP3J50Z5P8X) and the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 12. Go to https://ow.ly/tJTM50Z5P8U for the daily Novena prayer and an option to print it out. To learn more about the Sacred Heart of Jesus, go to https://ow.ly/6Xzp50Z5P8T.

Read Archbishop Etienne’s full pastoral letter at https://ow.ly/o5In50Z5PsN. To learn more about the Sacred Heart of Jesus, go to https://ow.ly/gsks50Z5PsO.

Had a wonderful practice for the PF39 Confirmation Mass this Saturday at the regular 5pm Vigil Mass. Please keep the 65 Confirmation candidates in your prayers.

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Devotion to Sacred Heart ‘more timely than ever’ as a return to love itself, says archbishop "True devotion to the Sacred Heart does not withdraw the believer from the world but configures the Church for her evangelical mission," he said.