Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome, his first break since his election in May, but he has plenty to think about.

In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in the Catholic Church must “make oneself small,” so that only Christ remains.

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