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In his first formal meeting with the College of Cardinals on Saturday, May 10, Pope Leo XIV set a tone of humility, continuity, and openness, beginning the session in the Synod Hall with a prayer and a call for unity in faith and purpose.
After leading the cardinals in praying the “Pater noster” and “Ave Maria” in Latin, Pope Leo expressed deep gratitude to his fellow cardinals for their support during the challenging days following the death of Pope Francis. He acknowledged the sadness and responsibility that marked the period, but also noted that it was “rich in grace and consolation in the Spirit,” referencing the promise of Jesus to His followers.
“You, dear cardinals, are the closest collaborators of the Pope,” he said. “This has proved a great comfort to me in accepting a yoke clearly far beyond my own limited powers, as it would be for any of us.” He emphasized his reliance on God’s help and the support of the global Church, underscoring the collective nature of their mission.
A significant moment in the address came when Pope Leo explained his papal name choice. “Sensing myself called to continue in this same path, I chose to take the name Leo XIV,” he said. “There are different reasons for this, but mainly because Pope Leo XIII in his historic Encyclical Rerum Novarum addressed the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution.”
The new pope drew a parallel between the challenges faced during Leo XIII’s era and those confronting the Church today, particularly “another industrial revolution and … developments in the field of artificial intelligence that pose new challenges for the defense of human dignity, justice, and labor.”
Pope Leo concluded his prepared remarks by invoking the words of Pope Saint Paul VI and expressing hope that faith and love would “shed light on paths of mutual cooperation and bless humanity abundantly, now and always, with the very strength of God, without Whose help nothing is valid, nothing is holy.”
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