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God’s love can reach anyone, even at ‘rock bottom,’ Pope says

September 24, 2025January 21, 2026

VATICAN CITY CNS – When people hit "rock bottom," they can be confident that God is there ready to rescue and redeem them, Pope Leo XIV said."No place is too far away, no heart is too closed (and) no tomb too tightly sealed for his love," the Pope said Sept. 24 during his weekly general…...