VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Because of its universal character and outlook, the Catholic Church can be a driving force for building communion between the church of Rome and the local churches as well as fostering friendly relationships in the world community, Pope Leo XIV told members of the Vatican Secretariat of State.

However, “Let this place not be clouded by ambition or rivalry; instead, let it be a true community of faith and charity, of ‘brothers and sisters, and children of the pope,’ who give themselves generously for the good of the church,” he said, quoting an appeal made by St. Paul VI when he addressed the Roman Curia in 1963.

Meeting with the officials during an audience at the Vatican June 5, Pope Leo told them the dicastery “reflects the face of the church” with its numerous mem

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