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'Peace be with all you,' Pope Leo XIV says in first public words

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Posted on May 8, 2025

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· Last updated: January 23, 2026

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Pope Leo XIV's First Public Address: 'Peace Be With All'

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - "Peace be with all you," Pope Leo XIV said from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Thursday, in his first public words.

U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected pope by the world's cardinals on the second day of the conclave. He is the first American pontiff.

(Reporting by Joshua McElwee)

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Pope Leo XIV delivers his first public words.
He is the first American pontiff.
Address took place at St. Peter's Basilica.
U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost elected as pope.
Event occurred on the second day of the conclave.

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