In today’s Audience, Pope Leo XIV reflected on the mystery of death, reminding us that although every creature dies, our desire for eternity makes death feel like a contradiction. He noted that modern society often hides death or treats it as a taboo, even though only by facing it honestly do we learn how to live well.

The Pope said that knowing we will die can weigh on us, but it also invites us to discern what truly matters. St Alphonsus Liguori taught that meditating on death helps us choose what leads us to God and let go of what is superficial.

Pope Leo also cautioned against modern ideas that promise “immortality” through technology and asked whether science can really defeat death or guarantee happiness if it could.

The Holy Father reminded us that only Christ’s Resurrection sheds full light on death. In Jesus, death becomes a passage to eternal life, not the end. Christ has gone before us, conquered death by love, and prepared a place where we are awaited.

Because of Him, like St Francis, we can call death “sister”, trusting that it leads us to the fullness of life without end.


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