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Pope Leo XIV to Hold Private Audience with Oblates for 200th Anniversary
LJC et MI
Rome, November 4, 2025
I am pleased to announce that Pope Leo XIV will hold a private audience with the Congregation on Saturday, February 21, 2026, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Papal Approbation of our Constitutions and Rules, originally approved by Pope Leo XII in 1826.
On 29 October, at the end of the General Audience at the Vatican, I personally conveyed this desire to the Holy Father during a brief meeting. The request for the audience was also made in a formal letter.
This meeting is a moment of grace and celebration for the entire Charismatic Family, reaffirming the Oblates’ dedication to their mission and their deep bond with the Church and the Successor of Peter.
Luis Ignacio ROIS ALONSO, OMI
Superior General
