Overview
- Pope Leone XIV visited Pavia and Sant'Angelo Lodigiano on Saturday, June 20, 2026, praying at Saint Augustine’s tomb and venerating the heart of Saint Francesca Cabrini.
- He began the day at CNAO, meeting medical staff and pediatric patients receiving proton and carbon-ion therapy, underscoring the Vatican’s engagement with science and care for the suffering.
- In a homily at San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro the Pope urged ecclesial unity, called communities to focus on essentials, and warned against hatred, bullying and logics of domination.
- Leone XIV used the Cabrini stop to reaffirm migration as a central theme of his pontificate, condemning 'remigrations' and urging policies and local work that turn reception into integration.
- The visit comes as Vatican reporting says the Fraternità San Pio X plans episcopal consecrations around July 1 and the Pope has signaled a final push of dialogue to try to avert a formal rupture.