Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at Sant’Anselmo Church in Rome on Nov. 11, 2025, for the 125th anniversary of the church’s consecration. Sant’Anselmo Church is part of a residential college and offices of the Benedictine Confederation, the governing body of the Order of St. Benedict. / Credit: Vatican Media.
Vatican City, Nov 12, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
PopeLeoXIVonTuesdaycelebratedMassataBenedictinemonasteryinRome,whereheurgedthemonkstoconfrontmodernchallengeswithprayer,study,andpersonalholiness.
Sant’AnselmoChurch,locatedontheAventineHill,wasconsecratedonNov.11,1900.ItispartofaresidentialcollegeandofficesoftheBenedictineConfederation,thegoverningbodyoftheOrderofSt.Benedict.SaintAnselmwasaBenedictinemonkanddoctoroftheChurch.
UponhisarrivalatSant’AnselmoChurch,LeowaswelcomedbytheAbbotPrimateoftheBenedictines,JeremiasSchröder,whosymbolicallyhandedoverthekeysofthechurchtothepope.
TheHolyFatherrecalledthatthechurchwaserectedattheendofthe19thandbeginningofthe20thcentury,whenPopeLeoXIII“wasconvincedthatyourancientordercouldbeo
