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Shkruar nga Papa Leone XIV
God loves us, God loves you all, and evil will not prevail! We are all in God's hands. Therefore, without fear, united hand in hand with God and with each other, let us move forward.
Peace be with you all! Dear brothers and sisters, this is the first greeting of the Risen Christ, the good shepherd who gave his life for the flock of God. I too would like this greeting of peace to enter your hearts, to reach your families, to all people, wherever they are, to all nations, to the whole earth. Peace be with you!
This is the peace of the Risen Christ, a disarming peace and a disarming peace, humble and persistent. It comes from God, the God who loves us all unconditionally. We still hear that weak but always courageous voice of Pope Francis blessing Rome! The Pope who blessed Rome gave his blessing to the world, to the whole world, that Easter Sunday morning.
Let me continue with the same blessing: God loves us, God loves you all, and evil will not prevail! We are all in God's hands. Therefore, without fear, united hand in hand with God and with each other, let us go forward. We are disciples of Christ. Christ precedes us. The world needs his light. Humanity needs him as a bridge for God and his love to reach it. Help us too, and then each other, to build bridges, through dialogue, through encounter, uniting us all to be one people always in peace. Thank you, Pope Francis!
I also want to thank all my brother cardinals who chose me to be the Successor of Peter and to walk together with you, as a united Church that always seeks peace, justice, always striving to work as men and women faithful to Jesus Christ, without fear, to proclaim the Gospel, to be missionaries.
I am the son of Saint Augustine, an Augustinian, who said: “With you I am a Christian, for you I am a bishop.” In this sense, we can all walk together towards that homeland that God has prepared for us.
To the Church of Rome, a special greeting! We must seek together how to be a missionary Church, a Church that builds bridges, dialogues, always open to welcome like this square with open arms.
Everyone, all those who need our charity, our presence, our dialogue and our love.
And if you allow me, a word, a greeting to all of them and in a special way to my beloved diocese of Chiclayo, in Peru, where a faithful people have accompanied their bishop, shared his faith and given so much, so much to continue to be a faithful Church of Jesus Christ.
For all of you, brothers and sisters of Rome, of Italy, of the whole world, we want to be a synodal Church, a Church that walks together, a Church that always seeks peace, that always seeks charity, that always tries to be close to you, especially to those who suffer.
Today is the day of Prayer to Our Lady of Pompeii. Our Mother Mary always wants to walk with us, to be near us, to help us with her intercession and love.
Therefore, I want to pray together with you. Let us pray together for this new mission, for the whole Church, for peace in the world, and let us ask this special grace from Mary, our Mother.
*Note: This is the full speech of Pope Leo XIV, from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.
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