Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Pope Leo XIV received Cardinal Robert Sarah in a private audience on Monday, the first time the two men have formally met since Leo was elected Pope in May. The content of their discussion was not made public. Monday’s audience with Pope Leo comes two months after the Holy Father sent Cardinal Sarah as his envoy to the 400th anniversary of the apparition of St. Anne in Sainte-Anne-d’Auray in Brittany, northwest France, during which the Cardinal said the liturgy “is not a human spectacle” but is “imbued throughout with beauty, nobility and sacredness.” He also warned against diminishing religion to mere humanitarian action.
