Pope at Angelus: God’s table is set for everyone

August 16, 2026 · 1 min read

Pope Leo XIV reflects on the faith of the Canaanite woman, urging the Church to recognise how God’s grace works beyond established boundaries and to overcome discrimination and barriers that violate human dignity.

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Štefan Šimko

The Pope is right that God's table is for everyone, but the Canaanite woman still begged with great humility and perseverance. Here in Michalovce, I see it similarly - at mass, everyone sits next to each other, from the homeless to the teacher, and no one asks about their origins. I would just like to ask how exactly the Church wants to overcome those barriers in practice, because words are nice, but life is sometimes harder.

Kateřina Svobodová

Yes, the example from Michaloviece is nice, here in Olomouc it is similar at Holy Mass in the cathedral - the lady from the market and the gentleman sleeping on the bench near Morava are sitting there. The humility of that Canaanite woman is really the main thing, without her we all wouldn't feel at home there. Štefan, finish what you wanted to ask?

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