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Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Church of St. Anselm on the Aventine Hill in Rome to commemorate the 125th anniversary of its dedication. In his homily, the Pope invites the Benedictines to respond to the challenges our times face by placing Christ at the center of their lives. “This celebration reminds us that, like the apostle Peter, and together with him Benedict and many others, we too can respond to the demands of our vocation only by placing Christ at the center of our existence and ou