'Peace be with all you,' Pope Leo XIV says in first public words
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 8, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 8, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, addressed the public from St. Peter's Basilica, delivering a message of peace.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - "Peace be with all you," Pope Leo XIV said from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Thursday, in his first public words.
U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected pope by the world's cardinals on the second day of the conclave. He is the first American pontiff.
(Reporting by Joshua McElwee)
The main topic is the first public address of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff.
Pope Leo XIV is the first American pontiff, elected by the cardinals during the conclave.
He delivered his first public words from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.
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