On the morning of 11 December, Pope Leo XIV received the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology in the Sala Clementina of the Apostolic Palace and emphasised the importance of Christian archaeology in his short address.

leo XVI Allocution

At the same time, the Pope signed an Apostolic Letter promoting Christian archaeology:

Apostolic letter

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