'Building bridges': Polyglot, diplomat Pope Leo XIV speaks language of majority of world's Catholics

Cardinal Dolan describes Pope XIV as 'citizen of the world,' will build bridges with Trump

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York has hailed Pope Leo XIV as a "citizen of the world" who will seek to build bridges with President Donald Trump and other global leaders.

New York Cardinal Dolan: New Pope Will Seek to 'Build Bridges' With Trump

Will he want to build bridges with Donald Trump? I suppose. But he will want to build bridges with the leader of every nation, Dolan told reporters in his first public comments since the election of Leo.

An excited Pope Leo XIV spoke these words yesterday on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, in Rome, in front of hundreds of parishioners from all over the world gathered to meet and greet the new spiritual leader of the Catholic Church. “Building bridges with dialogue” should be a cross-sectional slogan beyond specific religious confessions or particular beliefs; it should be a civilizational imperative of our times, where polarization and frie…

'Building bridges': Polyglot, diplomat Pope Leo XIV speaks language of majority of world's Catholics