Pope Leo XIV has made his first public appearance since his election, traveling to a shrine in southern Rome that is dedicated to Madonna and has a particular significance for his Augustine order and his name, Pope Leo XIII.
Papa Leo XIV On Saturday he exposed his papal visionemphasizing artificial intelligence as one of the most urgent problems that humanity has and He agrees to bring some of the key priorities of Pope Francis.
However, to clearly indicate that it was Stamping your brand on the papacyLeo undertook his first trip since his election, visiting a shrine dedicated to the Madonna in southern Rome. This site is of particular importance for its Augustine order and its name, Pope Leo XIII.
The premises of Genazzano gathered in the square outside the main church, which houses the sanctuary of Madre of the Buon Consiglio (mother of the Good Council), when Leo arrived and greeted them. This sanctuary is supervised by Frares Augustine and has served as a pilgrimage site since the 15th century.
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The previous Pope Leo had elevated him to a minor basilica and expanded the adjoining convent in the early 1900’s.
After offering prayers to the Church, Leo addressed the citizens, saying that having Madonna in the middle was a blessing and responsibility. Then he blessed before returning to his car, a black Volkswagen.
Upon returning to the Vatican, he stopped to pray in the tomb of Francis in the Holy Major Basilica.
After directing his first formal audience with the cardinals who chose him, Pope Leo continued his day with a departure after Lunch. During the public, he frequently referred to his predecessor, Francis and his 2013 mission statement, emphasizing the commitment to create a more inclusive Catholic Church to take care of the “less and rejected”.
As a first North Pope -American, Leo assured the cardinals of his dedication to the reforms initiated by the second Vatican Council, which in the 1960’s sought to modernize the Church. He emphasized artificial intelligence as an important contemporary challenge, pointing to his implications for human dignity, justice and work.
The Vatican also revealed what to expect from the mandate of Pope Leo, revealing that he would maintain his motto bishopric and his shield of Chiclayo, Peru. This emphasizes the importance of unity within the church.
His motto, “A illo uno unum”, quoted by Saint Augustine, conveys that Christians, though numerous, are united in Christ. His shield carries the symbol of the Augustin order: a heart confronted and perforated, next to a book that symbolizes the scriptures.
The Vatican shared more details on the Pope Leo’s pectoral cross. The cross, a gift of the Augustin order with its cardinal appointment in 2023, has relics of Saint Augustine and his mother, St. Monica, who played a key role in his conversion to Christianity.
St. Augustine of Hippopotamus is a high figure in the theological and devotional landscape of the first Christian places. The Augustinian order, established in the thirteenth century as a “begging” friars community, is committed to poverty, service and evangelization.
Leo cited Ai when he explained his name Choice: his name, Pope Leo XIII, which served from 1878 to 1903, laid the foundations for contemporary Catholic social thought. He did so mainly with his encyclical Rerum of 1891, which addressed the rights and capitalism of workers at the beginning of the industrial age.
The late Pope criticized both non -regulated capitalism and state -of -social socialism, cutting off a Catholic approach to economic education.
In his Saturday’s comments, Leo said he had a connection with his predecessor.
“In our time, the Church offers everyone the richness of its social teaching in response to another industrial revolution and the advances in artificial intelligence that present new challenges for the protection of human dignity, justice and work,” he said.
As his pontificate was over, Francis became more and more over the dangers of humanity and defended an international treaty to control him.
Francis considered much the Missionary Augustinian, born in Chicago, Robert predicted as a potential successor. In 2014, he appointed him to lead a modest Peruvian diocese, where Prevost increased to convert to the bishop and the head of the Peruvian bishops’ conference.
Later, in 2023, Prevost was called in Rome to manage one of the most critical offices of the Vatican, which is responsible for the assessment of the bishop’s nominations.
In his address, given in Italian in the Vatican Synod Hall – not the apostolic palace – Leo often mentioned Francis and expressed his sentence. He adopted Francis’ 2013’s declaration of the 2013 mission, “The Joy of the Gospel”, as a principle as a guide for his leadership.
Leo emphasized the focus of Francis in the missionary essence of the Church and a push to a more collective leadership approach. He emphasized the importance of listening to the voices of the faithful, “especially in their more authentic and inclusive forms, especially popular piety.”
Once again, from the declaration of Francis 2013’s mission, Leo mentioned the imperative for the Church to show “to take care of the least and rejected” and to pursue a brave dialometer with modern society.
He was known with a permanent ovation and hooked closely in his script, only occasionally looking. Even during his initial appearance on Thursday night, Leo trusted a handwritten text in Italian, allegedly prepared before or shortly after his important elections.
Its most genuine moments occurred when spontaneously spoke in Spanish.
Prevost was chosen on Thursday on Thursday on the 267th Pontiff, reaching fourth position of conclave voting: an impressively quick decision considering that it was the largest and most geographical meeting in history.
On Saturday, the Cardinal of Madagascar Désiré Tsarahazana shared with the journalists that Prevost had obtained “more” of 100 of the 133 votes in the final vote, which indicates a margin of remarkable victory that exceeded the majority of two thirds necessary or 89 votes.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State for the Vatican and one of the papal leaders, expanded his best wishes on Saturday through a letter presented to Il Giornale di Vicenza, his local newspaper.
Parolin praised Leo for his detailed view of current topics, remembering his initial statements of loggia on the need for “disarmed and disarming” peace.
He expressed admiration for the direct management of Prevost in Chiclayo, and said how he sailed for a particularly complicated problem – a non -specified term – and gained respect for his leadership skills in the Vatican, supervising the Bishops’ Office. Parolin distinguished Leo’s understanding of people and circumstances, his “calm in argumentation, balance in the proposal of solutions, respect, care and love for all.”