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 On Monday, 27 April, Pope Leo XIV visited the Pontifical Academy in Rome, emphasising “the special vocation at the service of peace, truth and justice” to which the pontifical diplomatic priest is called. The meeting coincided with the 325th anniversary of the institution’s foundation, which the Pope had already visited before being elected to the Chair of Peter, when he was Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops. ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV TO THE COMMUNITY OF THE PONTIFICAL ECCLESIASTICAL ACADEMY ON THE 325TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDATION Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy on Monday, April 27, 2026 ________________________ Your Eminence, Your Excellencies, dear Superiors and Students of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, I am pleased to make my first visit as Roman Pontiff to this ancient and noble institution, on the occasion of the jubilee of its 325th anniversary. Already a few years ago, when I came here to give my testimony as Prefect of the Dicastery f...