Pope Leo XIV declares himself Roman, completing ceremonial steps as Bishop of Rome
Pope Leo XIV declared himself a Roman, the last step in the process of establishing himself as the supreme pontiff of the Catholic Church. He also prayed for Chinese Catholics, emphasising unity with the Holy See.
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Pope Leo XIV declared himself a Roman, the last step in the process of establishing himself as the supreme pontiff of the Catholic Church. He also prayed for Chinese Catholics, emphasising unity with the Holy See.
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00:00Pope Leo XIV on Sunday asked for prayers for China's Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See
00:09in what were his first public remarks about one of his thorniest foreign policy issues facing his new pontificate.
00:17The Pope recalls that on Saturday the Catholic Church marked a special feast day to pray for the Church in China.
00:27L'intercessione di Maria Santissima ottenga a loro e a noi la grazia di essere testimoni forti e gioiosi del Vangelo
00:39anche in mezzo alle prove per promuovere sempre la pace e l'armonia.
00:46Pope Benedict XVI had initiated the feast day as part of his efforts to unify China's estimated 12 million Catholics.
00:55Since then, the Vatican has been working for years to try to improve relations with China that were officially severed over seven decades ago.