Pope Leo hopes to bring light to "dark nights of this world"
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 9, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 9, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Pope Leo, the first U.S. pope, aims to bring light to the world's dark nights, emphasizing the holiness of Church members over grandeur.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Leo said on Friday he hoped that his election can help the Catholic Church bring light to the "dark nights of this world" as he delivered his first Mass since being elected on Thursday.
Leo, the first pope from the U.S., told cardinals in the Sistine Chapel that he hoped to be a "faithful administrator" for the entire Church, and added that the Church should identify itself through the holiness of its members and not "the grandeur of her buildings".
(Reporting by Philip Pullella and Joshua McElwee; Writing by Keith Weir; Editing by Crispian Balmer)
The article discusses Pope Leo's hopes to bring light to the world's dark nights following his election as the first U.S. pope.
Pope Leo emphasizes the holiness of Church members over the grandeur of its buildings.
Pope Leo delivered his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel.
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