First American Pope Leo XIV, also a Peruvian citizen, calls for unity and reconciliation, “to build bridges with dialogue and encounter so we can all be one people always in peace”
2025-05-18
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Launching his papacy with a call for reconciliation and communion, Pope Leo XIV formally began his ministry as the successor of St. Peter by calling for “a united church, a sign of unity and communion, which becomes a leaven for a reconciled world.”
“In this our time, we still see too much discord, too many wounds caused by hatred,