US EditionChampioning peace, upholding Pope Francis’ legacy: How Leo XIV could lead the Catholic Church
- On Thursday, May 8, 2025, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV, becoming the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church at the Vatican.
- The conclave, composed of cardinals from 70 nations, elected Leo XIV following the death of Pope Francis, who led the church for 12 years and recently passed away at 88 years old.
- Pope Leo XIV, originally from Chicago and missionary in Peru, delivered his first speech in Italian and Spanish, urging people to 'build bridges through dialogue' and wishing the world 'peace be with you'.
- Observers and experts describe Pope Leo XIV as a moderate, conservative figure with ties to Asia, who shares a vision of continuity with Pope Francis and bears a symbolic name recalling Leo XIII, defender of workers' rights.
- The new pontiff’s election inspires hope for renewed vitality and missionary thrust in the Church, especially in Asia and America, amid ongoing global conflicts and unresolved clergy scandals.
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The Straits Times
WTVBPope Leo tells cardinals they must continue ‘precious legacy’ of Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV signalled on Saturday he would continue with the vision and reforms of Pope Francis, telling the world's Catholic cardinals the late pontiff left a \"precious legacy\" that must carry on.
Cardinal Gracias says Pope Leo XIV will ‘inspire and lead’
MUMBAI, India – Pope Leo XIV will “inspire and lead,” according to Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the emeritus Archbishop of Bombay. “Pope Leo is a gift of God to the Universal Church. Asia, India all continents and all peoples and cultures,” to told Crux. Gracias was in Rome during the conclave but was not one of the voting cardinals because he turned 80 last December. Before becoming the Bishop of Chiclayo in Peru, then-Father Robert Francis Prevost…
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St Catharines Standard‘Leo will follow Francis.’ Amazon Catholics hope the new pope will protect the rain forest
SAO PAULO (AP) — The bishop sat quietly near the front row, hands folded, listening as Indigenous leaders and church workers spoke about the threats to Peru’s northern forests, a part of the Amazon rain forest. It was 2016, a…
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