Pope Leo XIV calls for ‘building bridges’ in first address
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost (3rdL) addresses the crowd from the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter’s Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Agence France-Presse
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV called Thursday for the world to “build bridges” and for peace for “all peoples”, as he addressed the crowds in St Peter’s Square following his election.
The new pontiff urged people to “build bridges through dialogue, through encounter, to come together as one people, always in peace”, before paying homage to his predecessor, Pope Francis.
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