06/08/2026
Pope Leo XIV gave his historic first address to the Catholic Charismatic Renewal on Saturday, May 30, 2026, saying:
“For his part, Benedict XVI referred to the specific contribution you make to the Church. He said: “One of the positive elements and aspects of the Community of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal is precisely their emphasis on the charisms or gifts of the Holy Spirit and their merit lies in having recalled their topicality in the Church” (Address to the 13th International Conference of the Catholic Fraternity of Charismatic Covenant Communities and Fellowship, 31 October 2008).
Like Cardinal Suenens in the early days of the movement, Pope Francis frequently spoke of you as a “flood of grace,” which is “for the whole Church, not just for some” (Prayer Vigil on the Occasion of the Golden Jubilee of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, 3 June 2017). In summary, he outlined your path as “evangelization, spiritual ecumenism, caring for the poor and needy, and welcoming the marginalized,” and added, “all of it is based on worship! The foundation of the renewal is worshiping God!” (Address at the 37th National Convocation of the Renewal in the Holy Spirit, 1 June 2014).
I, too, wish to foster the relationship of mutual respect, closeness and support between the See of Peter and the great family of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal.”
👉 Read the full ADDRESS OF POPE LEO XIV
TO MEMBERS OF THE CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC RENEWAL
https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/speeches/2026/may/documents/20260530-carismatici.html