
Pope Leo XIV arrives on the popemobile for his inaugural Mass at the Vatican, May 18, 2025. — Reuters
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Pope Liu XIV on Sunday participated in a massive global honoree to exploit the voice for his Papisi and backward the poor, including Ukrainian President Wolodium Zelannsky and US Vice President JD Venus.
Robert Francis, born in Chicago, became the first US head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, with an estimated 200,000 people gathered to see its opening mass in St. Peter Square.
The 69 -year -old made his first walk in a popmobile, smiling, waved with energy, and blessed a happy crowd in the Vatican.
In front of leaders, including Zelannski and Venus, he then became a homeless where he demanded the church to become the power to change the world of division and hatred.
He said, “In our time, we still see a lot of conflicts, many wounds have been caused by hatred, violence, prejudice, fear of difference, and an economic parable that exploits the earth’s resources and backs the poor.”
The preoast, which was only made cardinal in 2023 and was not known for many Catholics, has repeatedly emphasized the importance of peace and social justice in his first few days as a Pope.
In Ukraine, a 39 -year -old artist from Odisha, Yuna Toxicar, who was involved in a crowd in St. Peter Square, said that Liu was “a pop for peace” that would work hard to build a bridge for dialogue “.
The first American Pope
Liu has made history as Pontuff before the United States, and his home country was represented by Venice on Sunday, which transformed into a Catholic religion in 2019, and the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was also a Catholic.
Venice – One day before last month’s death, the last world leader to meet the late Pope Francis – stood in line to shake Liu’s hand with other honorees.
He did not have a private audience schedule for Sunday, but it may still be because he is not going to return to Washington until Monday.
Maria Grezia La Barbira, 56, from Sicily’s Palermo, said that Liu was a “right person at the right time” to lead the church.
He said, “He will definitely do what he promised: knocking down the walls and bridges.”
Before becoming a Pope, Liu posted his view on the migration of US President Donald Trump’s administration and his personal X account criticism on Venice.
On Sunday, the Pope – who spent many years in Peru as a missionary – warned against “closing himself in our small groups”.
“We are asked to offer God’s love offering, so that the unity that does not abolish the differences, but the personal history of every person and the social and religious culture of every people,” he said.
The height of Liu has given rise to a lot of enthusiasm in the United States, but some more have also been that a country with an unstable political and military character in the world now has the most important spiritual leaders.
Sofia Trip, a 20 -year -old student from Liu’s hometown of Chicago, said, “She is about to weigh because she is American, I think it will have many extra eyes, and may also be criticized.”
But he said he hoped they would “bring people together”, adding: “We are all human, and we should all love each other.”
Other guests on Sunday included German Chancellor Frederick Mirz, Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni and European Commission President Ursola Van Dare Leene.
Peru’s President Dina Bolvarte – where Pope’s citizenship is – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Israeli President Ishaq Herzag and Colombian President Gustav Petro also attended, as the hosts of religious leaders and European Royals.
Italian authorities have deployed thousands of security officers for the program along with snipers on roofs and anti -drone operations.
‘Fear and tremble’
Liu XIV was selected on May 8 as the 267th Pope, which lasted less than 24 hours after the cardinals contract.
By succeeding charismatic but impressive Francis, he took over a church that is still fighting the elimination of the scandal of abuse with academic children, and trying to adopt the modern world.
Liu confessed to some anger in his new role on Sunday.
He said, “I had chosen without any of my own qualities, and now, with fear and trembling, I come to you as a brother who wants to be a servant of your faith and your happiness.”
Before Mass, Liu visited St. Peter’s tomb – which was one of the twelve messengers of Jesus Christ in Christian tradition, and the first Pope – Beselica, named.
He then received pontrol signs – a palm, a strip of cloth dressed around the neck, and a fisherman ring, which is ready for every pope, and who wears on his finger until he dies, will be destroyed.