Jorge García Cuerva highlighted that Leon XIV "shares the view of the reality that Pope Francis had"

The Archbishop of Buenos Aires stressed that the elected Supreme Pontiff "started talking about peace.""He is a man of Francis, he put him at the head of one of the most important dicasteries," he recalled.

Robert Francis Prevost was in the country more than two decades ago. He even went through the Cathedral of La Plata a few days before Jorge Bergoglio, who had a "great appreciation", was elected to occupy the throne of San Pedro. Read more

The second time the American was in the country was just four days before the Argentine began his papacy.

In a comment during the main ONE News bulletin, the Ambassador to the Holy See, Frank Zammit, said that Pope Leone XIV, who comes from the Augustinian Order, will definitely be focusing his work on social issues, like Pope Francis, as this cause has always been close to his heart. In fact, he carried out very valuable work in Peru where he lived a missionary life. ADVERTISEMENT SCROLL TO CONTINUE Zammit went on to say that Pope Leone XIV will b…

The Archbishop of Santiago del Estero celebrated the election of Leon XIV and highlighted his closeness to the imprint of Francis. He affirmed that the Argentine Church lives this moment with hope.