With emotion and hope, we welcome this shepherd who, after serving as Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, now responds to an even greater call to serve the entire Church.
By choosing the name Leo XIV, he reminds us of Leo XIII, the Pope who engaged in dialogue with the modern world and promoted the Church’s social doctrine. May this new pontificate, like his namesake’s, be marked by wisdom, openness, and evangelical strength.
As Saint Marie-Eugénie invites us, we renew our love for the Church and our prayer for her pastors, especially for the Holy Father. May his life of self-giving, sustained by God's grace and the prayers of the faithful, be a source of unity, justice, and hope for the world.
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