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pope Léon XIV delivered his first speech to the faithful on Thursday evening from the Balcony of the Saint-Pierre basilica, an hour after his election as a successor to François.
Here is the verbatim of his speech, pronounced in Italian and Spanish:
“May peace be with you all, very dear brothers and sisters. This is the first salvation of the risen Christ, the good shepherd who gave his life for the herd of God.
I too would like this salvation of peace entering our hearts, that he reaches your families, to all people, wherever they are, to all peoples, to all the earth. May peace be with you.
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It is the peace of resurrected Christ, disarmed peace, and disarming, humble and persevering peace, it comes from God, God who loves us all, unconditionally.
We still keep in our ears this weak, but always courageous voice, of Pope Francis Bénissant Rome. The pope blessing Rome gave his blessing to the world, the whole world, this Easter morning.
Let me continue this same blessing. God loves us, God loves you all, and evil will not prevail. We are all in the hands of God.
This is why, without fear, united, hand in hand with God and each other, let’s go ahead. We are the disciples of Christ. Christ precedes us.
The world needs its light. Humanity needs him as a bridge towards God and his love.
Help us too, then each other, to build bridges by dialogue, by meeting, uniting us all to be a single people, always in peace.
Thanks to Pope Francis.
I also want to thank all my cardinal brothers who chose me for being the successor of Peter and to walk with you as a united church, always in search of peace, justice, always seeking to work like men and women faithful to Jesus Christ, without fear, to announce the Gospel, to be missionaries.
I am a son of Saint Augustine, an Augustinian, who said: “With you I am a Christian and for you bishop”. In this sense, we can all walk together towards this homeland for which God has prepared us.
I particularly salute the church of Rome. We must seek together how to be a missionary church, a church that builds bridges, which dialogues, always open to reception, like this place, with open arms, of all those who need our charity, presence, dialogue, love.
That it is also allowed to say a word, a salvation (…) in particular to my dear diocese of Chiclayo, in Peru, where a faithful people accompanied their bishop, shared their faith and gave so much, so much to continue to be the faithful Church of Jesus Christ.
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To all of you, brothers and sisters, of Rome, of Italy, of the whole world, we want to be a synodal church, a church that works, a church that always seeks peace, which always seeks charity, which always seeks to be close, especially those who suffer.
Today, it is the day of the support for the Madonna of Pompeii, our mother Marie, who always wants to walk with us, be close, to help us with her intercession and her love.
So, I would like to pray with you, pray together for this new mission, but also for the whole Church, for peace in the world, and we ask for this special grace of Mary, our mother.
I greet you Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you, you are blessed between all women, and blessed is the fruit of your entrails, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the time of our death. Amen”.
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