Pope Liu prays in the grave of Francis before the first Sunday speech
Pope Leo XII will give his first blessing on Sunday and shine to a crowd in Saint Peter Square in the Vatican today.
He will read Regina Kylie’s prayer, in honor of the Virgin Mary, in his first public speech since his election with the White smoke on Thursday.
After submitting Sunday Mass, Pope Liu will bless those who gathered on the scene abroad – and offer his reflections.
On Saturday, he visited a shrine outside Rome and then prayed in front of the grave of his late predecessor, Francis, inside the Basilica Santa Maria Magior.
Pope Liu will be officially opened in a bloc in St. Peter’s Square next week on May 18.
The Pope was chosen as a new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, in the wake of two days in the Vatican city.
It was a crowd for the Pontif, who kept his first bloc as the Pope in the Sistine chapel on Friday before speaking to the Cardinals on Saturday.
During this meeting, he described himself as an irreplaceable option for the Pope, and pledged to continue the “precious legacy” of his predecessor.
He highlighted the importance of work and missionary discussion – as well as the care of those who called it “less and rejection.”
He explained that he chose the name of Liu after the Pope in the nineteenth century, known to teach about social justice.
The new Pope also suggested developing artificial intelligence and other progress, which means that the Church was necessary today to defend human dignity and justice.
It is due Hold an audience with the media on Monday Before inaugurated next Sunday.
As part of that mass, a sermon will be offered in the presence of many heads of state and population.
The 69 -year -old is the concern of the throne of St. Peter 267, and the first American to become noon. The members of the global community of the Catholic Church, which number 1.4 billion, will lead.
Robert Francis Brevost was born in ChicagoHe was working for many years as a missionary in Peru before making bishops there. He also has Peru nationality.
Although Liu was born in the United States, the Vatican described him as the second Pope of the Americas. Pope Francis, from Argentina, was the first.
Pope Liu is widely seen as moderate he can present “Continuity” and “Unity” After the death of his predecessor last month.
The new ink is believed to have shared the views of Francis about immigrants, the poor and the environment.
He has The first speech told the crowds He wanted to “walk with you as a unified church looking for peace and justice.”