Pope Leo XIV Defends Crying: ‘It Can Even Be the Extreme Form of Prayer’

September 10, 2025 by Kateri

Pope Leo XIV greets a young child before his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 10, 2025.

‘One cries not out of desperation, but out of desire. Jesus did not cry out against the Father, but to him.’

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