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Pope Leo XIV apologizes for Holy See role in slavery
Filed: May 25, 2026 at 2:02 PM ET
Summary: Pope Leo XIV issued an apology in his first encyclical for the Holy See’s role in legitimising slavery.
WHO: Pope Leo XIV
WHAT: Issued an apology for the Holy See’s role in legitimising slavery and for failing to condemn it for centuries
WHEN: May 25, 2026 at 12:38 PM ET
WHERE: Vatican City
WHY: He said the Vatican’s record was a “wound in Christian memory” and apologized for its role in legitimising slavery and failing to condemn it for centuries
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