pope Leo XIV then briefly speaks. His first speech as a sovereign pontiff. “May peace be with you,” he started. “It is the peace of resurrected Christ, a peaceless peace, a disarming, humble and persevering peace. It comes from God who loves us all, without condition. Let us still keep the weak but courageous voice of Pope Francis who blessed Rome. He gave his blessing to the whole world this Easter Monday. Let me present my blessing to you: the evil will not be over. Light.
The pope then spoke in Spanish and sent a message to his “Dear Diocese of Peru”. “To all of you, brothers and sisters from around the world, we want to be a Church that is advancing and looking for peace, charity,” he continued.
It is therefore a call of peace to all peoples that Léon XIV launched, while emphasizing the need to build bridges, in particular through dialogue “. His speech also supported the desire to go ahead:” without fear, united, hand in hand with God and between us, “he concluded.
The new Pontiff sovereign was acclaimed at length for his first appearance as a new head of the Catholic Church.
