The Pope's Voice 18.02.2026 GENERAL AUDIENCE
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Feb 18, 2026 A lively Vatican gathering exploring the Church as a revealed mystery and a convoked assembly. Reflections on how liturgy, the Eucharist and the Spirit unite a fractured humanity. Invitations to begin Lent with conversion, mercy and prayer. Multilingual greetings and blessings to pilgrims from many countries.
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Church As Revealed Mystery Made Visible
- The Council describes the Church as a revealed mystery: something once hidden now made known in Christ through the cross and resurrection.
- Pope Francis emphasises this mystery becomes tangible in the assembly where Christ's reconciling love breaks walls of separation and draws diverse people together.
Church As Sign And Instrument Of Salvation
- The Church is both sign and instrument: a visible sign of unity and the means through which God unites people to Himself.
- Francis cites Lumen Gentium explaining Christ, by sending the Spirit, constituted the Church as the universal sacrament of salvation.
Salvation Shows As Human Reconciliation
- Unity with God reflects in human unity: salvation's inner union shows outwardly as reconciliation among peoples.
- He thanks belonging to the Church as the risen Christ's body that sanctifies and heals a fragmented humanity.