First speech: New Pope, Leo XIV preaches Jesus, love, peace

Pope Leo XIV 69-year-old Roman Catholic Pontiff, Robert Francis Prevost, now Leo XIV has affirmed that Jesus Christ is the bridge which links humanity to God. Shortly after being announced as new Pope in replacement of the deceased Pope Francis, Pope Leo XIV took his position at the Central Loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, to address hundreds of thousands, in the evening of Thursday, May 8. In his opening, he used the first words of the ressurected Christ: “Peace be with you.” The Pontiff said, “God loves us, all of us, evil will not prevail”, he said. In the speech…