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Pope Leo XIV issues historic apology for Vatican slavery role

Published 25 May 2026

Pope Leo XIV issued a historic apology on Monday for the Holy See’s own role in legitimizing slavery and for failing to condemn the practice for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record “a wound in Christian memory.

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