Pope Leo Makes Historic Apology for Vatican’s Role in Slave Trade
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May 25, 2026
Pope Leo XIV made an historic apology for the Vatican’s role in legitimating the slave trade. Leo called the Vatican’s role a “wound in Christian memory.” While previous popes have apologized for the involvement of Christians in the Transatlantic slave trade, none has apologized for the Catholic Church’s role, which consisted of providing authority to […]
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