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How will Vatican judges hear Leo’s call for ‘balance’ and ‘common good’ in cases?

With several high profile appeals being heard this year, Pope Leo’s first address to the city state judiciary comes at an interesting time.

Ed. Condon
Mar 16, 2026
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Pope Leo XIV opened the judicial year of Vatican City on Sunday, praising the work of the city state’s tribunal as an essential service to truth and justice, but also to unity — institutional and personal — at the heart of the Church.

Interior of the hearing room of the Vatican Tribunal. Credit: Vatican media.

Papal addresses to open the judicial years fo…

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