Pope Leo XIV Delivers First Address To Catholics Worldwide, Talks About Peace

• A video showing the moment the new Pope gave his first address as leader of the Catholic Church has gone viral
• He thanked the Cardinal for choosing him to lead the church and eulogised the late Pope Francis
• Social media users who took to the comment section of the video have congratulated the new pontiff

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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost's announcement as the new Pope has been met with a great deal of euphoria and excitement around the world.

In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh on the YouTube page of NBC, the new pontiff, in his first address in Italian at St. Peter’s Square as Pope Leo XIV, eulogised the late Pope Francis.

He also thanked the cardinals for choosing him to lead the Catholic Church.

“I should also like to thank all my cardinal brethren who have chosen me to be the successor of Peter and to walk with you as a united Church, always seeking peace and justice, seeking to work with men and women who are faithful to Jesus Christ, without fear to proclaim the gospel and be missionaries,” he said.

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He then stressed the need to seek peace and love, and to work together in unity as a Church, knowing that God’s love exists for all.

“Let us keep in our ears the weak voice of Pope Francis that blesses Rome, the Pope who blessed Rome and gave his blessing to the entire world that Easter morning. Allow me to follow up on that blessing. God loves us. God loves everyone. Evil will not prevail,” he said in Italian.

“This is the first greeting of the resurrected Christ, the Good Shepherd who has given up his life for God. And I should also like this greeting of peace to enter our hearts and our families,” he told the gathering.

Watch the video below:

At the time of writing the report, the video had raked in a lot of reactions.

Reactions to Pope Leo XIV's speech

Social media users who took to the comments section of the video congratulated the new pope.

@SebasRewind101 reacted:

"Robert Prevost was born in Chicago on September 14, 1955, the son of Louis Marius Prevost and Mildred Martinez.His father was of French and Italian descent, and his mother of Spanish descent."

@PugsInSnowTunnels added:

"A bishop from Minnesota said years ago. they’d never pick an American pope while the USA is a dominating force in the world. Only when the USA is in decline will that happen. I guess he was right."

@pew672 indicated:

"God loves everyone. Evil would not prevail...". I hope the whole world is listening. We are all God's people. Stop the killing and starving of God's people!

Prophecy on the next Pope

Earlier YEN.com.gh reported that a famed Nigerian seer, Bright the Seer, made a prophetic declaration regarding who the new Pontiff will be.

Bright The Seer, in a video, said the spirit showed her there was a general feeling that the next Pope would be Italian.

She also said she foresaw world leaders lobbying for the cardinal they prefer to assume the position of the next Pope.

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Source: YEN.com.gh