Pope Leo XIV paid tribute to Blessed Rosario Livatino (1952-1990), an Italian magistrate slain by the Mafia, and praised the organizers of a new prize for justice that bears his name.
The pontifical message, dated October 25, was the subject of a November 6 Vatican newspaper article. The message was signed by Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, the Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State.