Rome: In a profound encounter at the Apostolic Palace, Pope Leo XIV met a group of Italian hermits visiting Rome for the Jubilee of Consecrated Life, encouraging them to continue living out their vocation as beacons of prayer, contemplation, and spiritual guidance. Speaking in the Consistory Hall on the morning of October 11, the Pope highlighted the vital role of hermits in helping the Church and all faithful rediscover the importance of intimacy with God in today’s increasingly distracted world.

“In a world increasingly alienated by media and technology, there is a greater need than ever to respond to the call to interiority and silence,” Pope Leo said. He stressed that the hermitic vocation is “not an escape from the world, but a regeneration of the heart”, enabling believers to cult

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