Pope Leo XIV issued an apology on Monday for the Catholic Church's long delay in condemning slavery, calling it "a wound in ...
May 25, 2026
Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV issued an apology on Monday for the Catholic Church’s centuries-long delay in condemning slavery, calling it “a wound in Christian memory”.
“For this, in the name of the Church, I sincerely ask for pardon,” Leo wrote in a major text that warned about “new forms of slavery” behind the digital economy.
Popes have in the past have apologised for the involvement of Christians in the slave trade.
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