The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) said on Thursday (8) to host the Election of the new Pope the American Lion XIV with the “open heart”.
“We want to walk in communion with your ministry to make the church increasingly an open -door house, where everyone feels welcomed and loved. […] The bishops are available to their pasture, ”said Dom Ricardo Hoepers, CNBB Secretary-General.
As showed the CNN before being chosen as Pope, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was on a trip to Brazil to participate in the General Assembly of Bishops of 2025, promoted by CNBB. The trip was canceled after Francisco’s death.
In February this year, the presidency of CNBB He was with the new Pope in the Vatican. PREVOST was mayor of the dicasthere for the bishops and received the Brazilian colleagues.
American cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the next leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday (8) and chose the name of Pope Leo XIV. It is the first Pope from the United States.
“Peace be with all of you” were the first words of the Pontiff, given towards the crowd of faithful in St. Peter’s Square.
Asked about the meaning of having an American Pope at a time when the United States stands at the center of different world conflicts, CNBB’s secretary-general stated that Leo XIV came to show that the whole world must pray for peace.
“The Pope shows us at the beginning of the pontificate the line of his project with the name Leo XIV, which touches the social doctrine of the Church. One of the points is the common good among peoples, it is peace. He came to show that the whole world must pray for peace. There are more than 80 conflicts in the world,” he said.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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