A king who has always called himself a peacemaker – just think of that 2020 speech in Davos, in which he presented himself as Peacemaker – he could not remain indifferent in front of the first words spoken by Pope Leone XIV From the Vatican Loggia: “Peace is with all of you”.
Today, from Buckingham Palacethe confirmation comes that King Charles III – Supreme Governor of the Church of England – he sent a private message to the new pontiff, elected only yesterday to the Soglio di Pietro.
«The king sent a private message to Pope Leo XIV, congratulating his election to 267 ° Pontiff and Bishop of Rome. His Majesty sent his most sincere wishes for his pontificate », says the official note.
A Congratulations message which also carries the signature of the Regina Camilla. The royal couple had met Pope Francis Last April, during the last day of the state visit to Italy, before leaving Rome and heading to Ravenna.
A private meeting, the one with Francesco, while the official visit to the Vatican – which should also include a moment in the Sistine Chapel, now the scenario of the first mass of Leone XIV – had been postponed. But not canceled: according to sources close to the building, the visit will be reprogrammed in the coming months, now with the new pontiff.
He is the first pope who comes from the United States. Pope Leone XIV – to the century Robert Francis Prevost – In fact, he was born in Chicago in 1955, as a father of French and Italian origins, and Spanish mother. His path was then marked by a long stay in South America, among the missions in Peru, in Chulucanas and Trujillo. An experience that has left a deep imprint in his pastoral vision, as has also been sensed by his first speech, pronounced in Italian and Spanish (and without even a word in English).
From the Spainmeanwhile, the official congratulations of King Felipe VI and of the Queen Letizia: «We congratulate the cardinal Prevost for his election to a new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV. His appeal to peace inspires us, encourages us and reflects the profound desire and feelings of the Spanish people ».
Words that once again recall the fil rouge of this new election: peace. A theme that seems to cross the first international reactions, such as that of Prince Alberto II of Monacowhich he expressed in French – official language of the Monegasque protocol – his “fervent prayers for the greatness of the pontificate” of Leone XIV.
And in the Vatican, in mid -May, Pope Leo XIV will return to welcome the Spanish confreres on the occasion of Jubileeincluding representatives of the Esperanza de Málaga – A community to which it is particularly linked, after the visit in 2007 of the Los Olivos Colegio.
An American Pope, a British king, European sovereigns: the echo of Leone XIV election crosses borders and continents, as a shared call to dialogue and reconciliation. «Peace is with you, unarmed and disarming. Help us to build bridges to be one people “: the first words of Pope Prevost have hit the center.
Source: Vanity Fair
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