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Pope Leo XIV’s First Words to the World: ‘Peace Be With You All’ – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Pope Leo XIV’s First Words to the World: ‘Peace Be With You All’

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By Hannah Brockhaus, CNA, May 8, 2025

Recalling the day’s feast day of Our Lady of Pompeii, Pope Leo invited those present to pray a Hail Mary with him.

Pope Leo XIV greeted the world for the first time on Thursday with the words “Peace be with you all.”

The 69-year-old new Pope, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was elected the first pope from the United States on Thursday. A native of Chicago, Leo spoke in Italian from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, addressing the hundreds of thousands of people waiting in the square and streets below.

“Peace be with you all. Dearest brothers and sisters, this is the first greeting of the Risen Christ, the Good Shepherd, who has given his life for God’s flock. ….

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