By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Christ is present in the liturgy — in the word that is proclaimed, in the sacraments, in the ministers, in the community and most of all in the Eucharist, Pope Leo XIV said.
“Let us allow ourselves to be shaped from within by the rites, symbols, gestures and above all by the living presence of Christ in the liturgy,” he said during his general audience talk in St. Peter’s Square on May 20.
Before the pope began his catechesis, he welcomed Armenian Apostolic Catholicos Aram I of Cilicia, who sat next to him during the audience.
The Great House of Cilicia for the Armenian Orthodox Church includes Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf region, Iran, Greece and the Americas, so Pope Leo called on everyone to pray for peace in Lebanon and the Middle East, which are “once again torn apart by violence and war.”
Pope Leo expressed his joy in receiving Catholicos Aram and his delegation, calling their visit “an important occasion to strengthen the bonds of unity that already exist between us, as we draw closer to full communion between our Churches.”
In his main talk, Pope Leo continued
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