i would like that our first great desire be for a united church, a sign of unity and communion, which becomes 11 for a reconciled world. in this our time, we still see too much discord, too many wounds caused by hatred, violence, prejudice, the fear of difference in an economic paradigm that exploits the earth's resources and marginalizes the poorest. for our part, we want to be a small leaven of unity, communion and fraternity within the world. we want to say to the world with humility and joy, look to christ. come closer to him, welcome his word, and that enlightens and consoles. listen to his offer of love and become his one family. in the one christ we are one. this is the path to follow together among ourselves, but also with our sister christian churches, with those who follow other religious paths, with those who are searching for god. with all women and men of goodwill in order to build a new world where peace reigns. since nostro piccolo gruppo. al mondo, this. >> is the. >> missionary spirit that must animate us, not closing. >> ourselves off in our. >> small groups. >> nor

he says quote, brothers and sisters i would like that her first great desire to be for united church, a sign of unity and communion which becomes 11. in this, our time, we still seek too much discord. too many wounds caused by a hatred, violence, prejudice, the fear of difference and an economic paradigm that exploits the earth's resources and marginalize the poorest. for our part, we want to be a small unity, community and for fraternity within the world." keep that in mind as you move on to your next phase. whether you have the job lined up for a grad student with acceptance in hand, some of you may be trying to figure out where your charger is and whether adult thing includes taxes, laundry, or remembering to floss. but, let me offer this. i was where you were sitting many years ago. i was a chubby balding sophomore. thank you for that tepid response. that was good. [laughter] i was going to college i actually got a job at the end of my sophomore year work at the cbs station in syracuse on weekends doing television weather. my news director took a chance on me i learned not from wh

they want to show a united church. yes, there's been a lot of talk in different media around the world about the different divisions that undoubtedly do exist within the college of cardinals and the church as a whole, but if they can conclude an election on moralist the timescale as the previous two or three elections, that gives the powerful message to say there is more that unites us than divides us and that's what matters. if the selection goes into the second phase where they have to have a lot more frequent boats over the weekend, people may start to create different narratives around it. i'll ask you about the front runners, and you'll say it's the holy spirit that guides the cardinal so it's impossible today, but any of the cardinals going into the conclave thinking they will come out of the pope, they will inevitably come out as a cardinal. it's cardinals that -- it's catholics that will say it is the holy spirit guiding us, others may think it and be more sceptical saying there is politics involved. cardinals h

all of the cardinals who have chosen me to be the successor of peter and walk together with unr united church seeking forever justice and looking to work together as women, men, faithful to jesus christ, without any fear to proclaim the gospel. and to be missionaries. what a moment that was. you heard the cheer from the crowd when pope leo xiv mentioned pope francis and thanked him as well. let's take you back what is happen today, maybe some of you don't have events like this unfolded in the vatican. it was around seven minutes past 6pm when we saw the first small bits of white smoke amount of the tiny chimney atop the sistine chapel. it was very subtle. you could see the seagulls and the little chick present at the time, that moment in history. white smoke began billowing out of the chimney and there was an almighty cheer. you can see it in the faces and eyes of the masses. people cheering and holding their hands up in their such a splendid moment in history. a moment i'm sure none of these people present at that time are going to forget soon. whether it was a surprise or not i'm not sure i

and that's important because they want to show a united church. yes. there's been a lot of talk in different media all around the world about the divisions that undoubtedly do exist within the college of cardinals and within the catholic church as a whole. but, yes, if they can conclude an election on more or less the same timescale as the previous two or three elections, well, that gives them a powerful message to say, you know, there's more that unites us than divides us. and that's what matters. of course, if this election goes on into the sort of second phase where they have to have a lot of more frequent votes over the weekend, then people might start to create different this is bbc news, the headlines. deadly clashes between india and pakistan in a major escalation between the nuclear armed nations.

. >> i think one of the themes at the ucc church, united church of christ, is "god is still speaking." >> i like that. >> god is still speaking. i noticed in the two times i was able to come. you say, listening as you speak. but i didn't see anyone say "you're wrong to say that." >> we don't allow that. we don't allow that. we also don't allow arguments. we can have an exchange. you can have a person saying, "i believe it's this. this is how i heard it "and then another person would say, well, i've heard this. but we don't have that direct back-and-forth argument or debate. >> why is that? too much conflict? >> well, people's feelings get hurt -- >> i see. >> and we're not there to hurt or trample on anyone's feelings. we're there to open up their mind. we believe in the renewing of the mind. >> that's excellent. >> now, i've heard, oftentimes, folks would say, i've never heard it like that before. well, that's fine. and as you well know, learning can be a struggle, and it takes courage, doesn't it? >> that's right. >> you have to launch out on things that you don't know. and -- and s

predecessor, pope francis, making it clear he will follow in his footsteps, calling for an open and united church and urging the faithful. [speaking in a global language] help one another to build bridges through dialog, through encounter, uniting everyone to be one single people always in peace. >> reporter: the 69-year-old entered the conclave as cardinal robert francis prevost. born in chicago, he studied at villanova university and earned a masters of divinity at the catholic theological union go his hometown. ordained in 1982, he served in peru for nearly 40 years before being appointed cardinal and called back to rome by pope francis in 2023. >> it's amazing. i love it, i love it! >> reporter: after blessing the crowd, the new pope spent several minutes waving and standing silently, taking it all in. the first american pontiff. look. the pope expected to greet what will be a filled st. peter's square again on sunday, his first sunday as pope from the balcony there. and one other quick note, frances. as we learn more about the chicago-born pontiff, nbc news has confirmed overnight he's a whi

i think this is essentially the programme, he sees these two things as linked, united church, universal, global, united communion at the service of fraternity in a world which is increasingly struggling to prevent wars. you said the vatican just confirming that pope leo did meet with volodymyr zelensky, we have got more clarification, this is the news agency quoted vatican saying that pope leo will help then a private meeting with ukraine's president this afternoon. again, fascinating to see how a figurehead which has got reach. he spoke about the importance of dealing with the challenges that the world brings us, using the traditions of the church, arguably, a nod to not put francis but may be predecessors more conservative figureheads. people have been struck by how much pope leo has been sending a message that he doesn't perhaps it is likely to those traditions as pope francis did. i was struck in this liturgy by its simplicity, he was carrying the crozier of the great pope of the vatican council. it's a lot less solemn than what you would expect at a people liturgy. i think he is se

but what it means for the church of united states and hartford, where i am, we are already seeing a revival of people coming back to their church, we are seeing our numbers grow, men entering the seminary, as well as college students on campuses joining our clubs and everything like that, women entering the religious orders. i can just talk for a long time now, but what's happening is the growth of the spirit, and i think to have an american, as well as a south american, peruvian named it to be our next pope will just increase the wave, and we will just continue to grow and do the good things we do, and be the merciful church we are. it's wonderful. what do you think has led to that recent renaissance, given the american church had to deal with so many sexual abuse scandals, as the church did in many other parts of the world as well? well, it's not unique to the united states, you've also seen in britain and france, france had some of the largest numbers of people coming back and entering the french church this year, you've seen them in the growth of the english men and women in england goi

the pontiff said he wanted to say a much more united church, as well as more fatness and equality in the world. a little bit city see in nissan time. but we still see too much discord, too many wounds caused by hatred, violence, prejudice, and an economic system that exploits the its resources, the mountain the allies is the poorest or the how made reports from some pizza square in vatican city. or this must marks the official beginning of the or the fourteen's papacy. now it is full of symbolism where he was 1st given the patio, which is a white sash that were present in the christian phase. and he'll be the shepherd of the castle makes around the world. and then he was given the fisherman rate, which is this office paper c i with which he is going to see a document. there were about a $150000.00 people on the square and about $200.00 foreign delegations, though in front row of those delegations. there was the italian delegation headed by de tanya and president much that a law and the prime minister, georgia maloney mix to them. you have a the us delegation headed by vice president

. >> brothers and sisters, i would like that our first great desire be for a united church, a sign of unity and communion, which becomes 11 for a reconciled world. >> pope leo the 14th greeted the big crowd from the popemobile before this morning's mass. more than 150 countries from around the world were represented at the celebration today. >> and the pope met with a number of world leaders, including vice president jd vance. vance, along with his wife, second lady usha vance, met with the pope briefly before leaving the vatican. vance also met with pope francis the day before he died. secretary of state marco rubio and his wife were also at today's mass and were greeted by the pope, and the pope also met with ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky and his wife alina. toward the end of the mass, the pontiff spoke about the tragedies in gaza and ukraine and said that ukraine is awaiting negotiations for a just and lasting peace. >> coming up, israel makes a key announcement on its blockade of humanitarian aid as hundreds of thousands in gaza risk starvation. [music] >> and a series of

of ordinary people talking out of the same pieces. class new pope said he wanted to see a more united church as well as more fans and the quality in the world. a little bit city see in nissan time. but we still see too much discord, too many wounds caused by hatred, violence, prejudice, on an economic system that exploits the its resources, the mountain eliza is the poorest. hold on that. how many has mol from saint peter's square in the vatican city? this month marks the official beginning of the year. the fourteen's papers say now it is full of symbolism where he was 1st given the patio, which is in y sash that was present in the christian face. and he be the shepherd of the castle makes around the world and then he was given the fisherman rate, which is this field office paper c i with which he is going to see a document. there were about a $150000.00 people on the square and about $200.00 foreign delegations zone front row of those delegation. there was the atanya delegation headed by the thailand president much that a law and the prime minister, georgia maloney next to them. you have a,

church as a pub fences seem to be. so we have to wait how this bill develop, but he wants to unite the church. that's clear that you that but you also said yesterday already a judge, united but not in the you know, and unit and uniformity, but also in diversity. so we have to wait and see how that both play out. and he has time to do that. he's a very young pope, 15 front is only 69, so 1170 is to advance interpretation. you know, the, the number of challenges in a doctor you're talking about uniting as a charge on that. the 2 different extremes in the, in terms of the particles as that people have. but then there's also the issue of marked by sexual abuse within the judge. something that has been covered allegations that all of is there. but that have been a number of inquiries in different places and different countries as well. what is popular you're going to be doing about sexual abuse in the catholic church. this is also unfinished business from his previous has a he has to take it to fall, but, and he's also facing allegation, he himself is facing allegations from survivors network of tho

united states also over over years and farther back. you have seen this as well. in many ways, a struggle on priests recruitment and struggles that the church had faced in the united states. and this could dramatically change that and dramatically energize the entire catholic population in the united states. >> it really could, aaron, and what i am amazed at is, believe it or not, i know and have met this man. we studied together at catholic theological union. he was there my first year was his last year. he was with the augustinian community and minutes before he got elected, i got a text from our scripture teacher, sister diane bergant, and she says, what a thrill. can you imagine? do you know prevost? remember, he was at ctu when we were there? open the door. so this came in at 1253 our time, and she she mentions his name. and of course, i know other augustinians who are there at the time who have been texting me, saying, well, wouldn't it be interesting if it's robert, if it's bob? and i thought, well, yeah, he's great guy, very quiet, very nice. but, you know, probably not an american. and here he is. i can't believe it. it's a great m

he also called for a church that is united, a united church that also, in cooperation with all the christian churches, show a sign of unity and communion, which becomes 11 for a reconciled world. also of the parts of the homily distract me are the ones where once again it talks about peace. he's talking. he's been talking about peace. he mentioned peace many times during every time he spoke in the last ten days. and he said, in these our time, we still see too much discord, too many wounds caused by hatred, violence, prejudice, the fear of difference, and an economic paradigm that exploits the earth's resources and marginalized the poorest. so this is a pope, as we expected, that is looking out to the marginalized, to the poorest, and also looking out for peace. chris. >> and we return now to the mass. >> effect, domine, with. in the heavenly places and humbly and treated by the power of this mystery. strengthen your church in unity and charity, and grant that i, your servant, whom you have entrusted with the petrine ministry, may always, together with the flock entrusted to my care, experie

. >> i'm mesh and i think i do have some insights into the church in the united states. so the need to be able to advise, work with pope francis and to look at the challenges that the church and the united states is facing will be able to respond to them. work with the healthy dialogue. >> like francis he wants a church that builds bridges and welcomes all. though as a cardinal he was a prince of the church he never saw himself have way. >> the bishop is not supposed to be a bit little prince sitting in his kingdom but rather called to be humble, to be close to the people he sevens. >> others a cardinal he was close to francis. here is what he had to say back in 2013. >> a man who on the one hand is simple and profound in his faith but he is a hard worker and he know what is a head of him. >> now it is his turn to lead the church. the man friends call bob. the first american pope. leo the 14th. >>and we are joined by ann and george. our have the can analysts. we are sitting here. >> it eemed unbelievable. when i look at the cheat sheet of the names, it said robert francis

. >> brothers and sisters, i would like that our first great desire be for a united church, a sign of becomes 11 for a reconciled world. >> pope leo greeted the crowd from the popemobile before the morning mass sunday ceremony at the vatican officially inaugurated chicago native as the 267th leader of the catholic church. >> well, as you heard, frank said, the pope met with several world leaders, including vice president jd vance. the vice president, along with his wife, second lady usha vance, met briefly with the pope before leaving the vatican. vice president vance also met with the late pope francis the day before he died, the secretary of state, marco rubio, and his wife were also at yesterday's mass, and they were greeted by the pope. the pope also met with ukraine's president, vladimir volodymyr zelenskyy and his wife elena elena. now, towards the end of his mass, the pope talked about the tragedies in gaza and ukraine and said ukraine is waiting for negotiations for a just and lasting peace. >> well, back home, the owner of a late night burger joint in san francisco's north be

the other big challenge, of course, will be to heal and unite what is, you know, a very fractured church especially in the global north. and so i think he brings that to the table, given his prior experience as a mediator in peru. all right. well, it's so interesting to see where it will go and delviving into his history as well. we thank you so much for joining us. thank you. always a pleasure, laura. yeah. good to see you. good to see you. ahead this morning on the today show, lester holt and the nbc news team will have much more reaction to this historic election of the first american pope. that begins at 7:00 this morning, right after today in the bay. look over at palisades tahoe resort. so if your mother's day celebration doesn't take you there this weekend, don't worry, because there's still going to be a lot more time for you on the slopes. there is some news coming out of palisades where they're going to stay open until may 26th. see those chairs right there? i think they're calling our name. oh, yeah. let's go. meteorologist kari hall, of course, monitoring all of that. so a go

. >> brothers and sisters, i would like that our first great desire be for a united church, a sign of unity and communion, which becomes 11 for a reconciled world. >> pope leo greeted the big crowd from the popemobile before the morning mass this morning. ceremony at the vatican officially inaugurated the chicago native as the 267th leader of the catholic church. >> developing news in palm springs, several law enforcement agencies are investigating what they are calling an intentional act of terrorism against a fertility clinic. an explosion at that facility left one person dead and at least four others hurt. it happened at a fertility clinic called american reproductive centers. the clinic's website describes it as coachella valley's first and only full service fertility center and ivf lab, the clinic said in a statement. a car exploded in the parking lot near the building, killing one person and injuring several others. the fbi is using bomb technicians and an evidence response team to investigate the case. >> this explosion was significant, covering several blocks north, south, eas

. >> brothers and sisters, i would like that our first great desire be for a united church, a sign ofity and communion, which becomes 11 for a reconciled world. >> pope leo the 14th greeted the big crowd from the popemobile before this morning's mass. more than 150 countries from around the world were represented at the service. >> and the pope met with a number of world leaders, including vice president j.d. vance. vance, along with his wife, second lady usha vance, met with pope briefly before leaving the vatican. vance also met with the late pope francis the day before he died. secretary of state marco rubio and his wife were also at today's mass, and were greeted by the pope, and the pope also met with ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy and his wife olena. towards the end of the mass, the pontiff spoke about the tragedies in gaza and ukraine and said that ukraine is awaiting negotiations for a just and lasting peace. >> u.s. treasury secretary scott besson appeared to distance himself today from president trump by acknowledging walmart could pass along some of the costs, from

predecessor, pope francis, making it clear he will follow in his footsteps, calling for an open and united churchand urging the faithful. to help one another to build bridges through dialog, through encounter, uniting everyone to be one single people, always in peace. the 69 year old entered the conclave as cardinal robert francis prevost. born in chicago, he studied at villanova university and earned a master's of divinity at the catholic theological union in his hometown. ordained in 1982, he served in peru for nearly 40 years before being appointed cardinal and called back to rome by pope francis in 2023. amazing. so cool. so i love it, i love it. you can imagine after blessing the crowd, the new pope spends several minutes waving and standing silently taking it all in. the first american pontiff. wow. what a what an amazing day. and sunday we will see saint peter's square filled again. pope leo will make his first sunday blessing, and he'll do that, we are told from the same balcony where he was introduced to the world. and one other quick note now there is so much new information coming in a

i mentioned to regina earlier that my first ministry began in 1972, at elm hurst united methodist church. therefore, when i read some of their history to see they are still around, going way back. i was so excited to see that. and she's been the director since 1994. tell us a little bit more about the program, regina. >> well, we are really building leadership capacities of young people. as young as kindergarteners and through into adulthood. one of the things that we try to do is teach them an appreciation for education. and taking risks. i mean, these days, just learning to read is taking a risk. literacy defines our lives. seeing prisons built based on who can read at the third grade level. we are really trying to put the odds in their favor to succeed. when you get to see 13-year-olds, like jada, who demonstrate real energy and passion for life, we want to help them protect that. you know, we're located in a challenged area, but we keep trying to teach them through opportunity and exposure, to put the odds in their favor and prepare them for success. we're getting ready to start anot

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all my cardinabrethren who k have chosen me to behe successor of peter, and to walk with y as a united church, always seeking peace and justice. >> he also asked the crowd to remember the legacy of his predecessor,raising the la pope francis, who died april 21st. >> in me. >> the pope. who bssed rome gave his blessing to theorld, to the entire world. that morning of eter. >> allow >> to follow up on that blessing. god loves us. god loves everne. ev will not prevail. >> jacob was extraordinarygo inside this buildinghere he gave mass, where he atwith stents, ere he shaped the fu augustini pests. his leership, and whe tably,e cooked. fath john leen saythat pope leloves to cook.nd actually, whethey were in peruogether, pope leo womake pizzas foeveryo. that was one of the things, one of the light anecdotes that father john yden remembers about w pope leo. jake. >> all right. >> whitney wild in chicago, thanks so much. from the moment that the white smoke poured from the sistine chapel chimney today, the vatican city was bursting at the seams with excitement and joy. cnn was there on the scene toda

and the hopes now that he will give new life to the catholic church here in the united states. >>> then, our sunday spotlight takes us on this mother's day to one of the world's great tulip festivals in a small michigan town called holland, where flower fans have been flocking for nearly a century. >>> and later, a sunday sit-down with lisa kudrow, on her post "friends" career and watching the iconic show that made her a star. >> there is still episodes i haven't seen. i want to get back to it when i work up the nerve just in case somebody's going to walk in and see me watching my own show, you know? >> a sunday sit-down with lisa kudrow. >>> plus, another life well lived all a bit later in the show. let's begin this morning with the american pope leo, delivering his first sunday blessing to a massive crowd gathered in st. peter's square a short time ago. nbc's anne thompson is at the vatican for us. anne, great to see you. what was the energy like there when the new pope greeted the crowd? >> reporter: willie, it was incredible. pope leo xiv started this day celebrating a private mass

spiritual leader of 1.4 billion catholics, the church is growing in some parts of the world, namely south america, africa and asia, but not so much in the unitedendance is down about 12% over the past 24 years. tony dokoupil caught up with some americans in rome to ask about their faith. >> even in the glow of a truly global church. you can't help running into an american or two. >> are you going to be here anyway? or is it just a happy surprise? >> happy surprise? >> many who had already planned to take in the history here now find themselves with the lucky chance to see it being made. >> you know, it's a once, probably a once in a lifetime opportunity to be in rome when they're doing the conclave. >> hey, how are you? where are you from? jersey. new jersey. it's part of america. >> cathy freeman and nancy flynn are flight attendants who just flew into rome for work. >> you're catholics. >> i am. she's a southerner. >> so what does that mean? >> she's probably. >> protestant. baptist. >> baptist. >> many of the faithful we spoke to do believe god will, in fact, be guiding today's conclave. >> what are you hoping for? >> i'm not hoping for muc

i think i do have some insights into the church of the united states. so the need to be able to advise, work with pope francis, and to look at the challenges that the church in the united states is facing, i hope to be able to respond to them with the healthy dialogue. >> reporter: like francis before him, he wants a church that builds bridges and welcomes all. though as a cardinal, he was a prince of the church. he never saw himself that way. >> the bishop is not suppose to be a little prince sitting in hiss kingdom, but rather called to be humble, to be close to the people he serves. >> reporter: as a cardinal, he was close to francis. here is what he had to say back in 2013 >> on the one hand, he's very simple and profound in his faith and a hard worker. he knows what's ahead of us. >> reporter: now it's his turn to lead the church. man friends call bob. first american pope. leo xiv. >> we're joined by anne and george, the vatican analyst. we were sitting here as the name was announced and we were not quite sure what we heard. >> no, it seems unbeliev

>>i'm hoping that this new pope will be someone who can unite the church, that can help the church walktogether, that can continue also, this this process of reform for pope francis, which made the church more global and more inclusive, especially for people who are on the margins. >>he says pope leo should be considered not just an american, but from the americas. leo is now just the second pope, after francis, to be from the western nations. leo served more than 20 years in peru and spoke in spanish for part of his address and for parishioners like isabel. that connection is special. >>i am a spanish, so i feel it. i feel like really close, like i think he's going to be a pope for everyone, that he has this broad in scope, like being from the united states, but being related to the latino world, but being also related to europe. >>at saint mary's, an afternoon mass celebrated the new chapter in the catholic faith. father kevin kennedy became emotional as he recalled leo's introduction as pope. >>his face, his eyes were filled with tears. that he sold me at that moment. >>and for fathe

>> i pray and i hope and i do believe it's going to energize the catholic church in the united states and across the world. i mean, i have seen, and we have seen examples where young faithful -- particularly young adults -- are coming back to the church of the the fact that he chose leo, the 14th, as his name, i think is significant. pope leo -- or leo the 13th, rather, his predecessor, the first pope to be filmed and he raised modern technology education, and that was back in the 1900. now, you have a pope in the modern world who i thirty will also embrace modern communication but with the gospel out in every possible way. young people today have been yearning, un, for the truth -- you know, for the truth. there are social dictionary transactions that create distraction, and to find place that finds seas and truth, it's -- >> thank you, bishop. appreciate it. >> thank you habemus papam. [ speaking latin -- latin ] >> we have a pope. that announcement right before our first glimpse of the moment when the first american pope emerged from the balance conspiracy. welcome back as america

wants to follow in the footsteps of francis and be accessible to his flock and really open and unite this churchsomething he talked about during his initial address. we will see him again this weekend. on sunday he will make his first sunday blessing as pope. we expect saint peter's square to be filled. we expect that he will address that group from the same balcony where he was introduced to the world and installation, which is just a formality. he is currently the pope, but his official installation will come the following sunday here at the vatican. that is the latest from here in rome. i'm jay gray, nbc news. all right. thank you very much, jay. and we have more on the coverage of pope leo the 14th on our home page, nbcbayarea.com. coming up on nightly news, lester holt will report once again from the vatican, continuing to ed more light on the pope's life growing up in chicago. that's at 630 right here on nbc bay area. another alarming radar outage at newark liberty international airport early this morning. according to the faa, air traffic controllers for newark lost radar and communicatio

seen as a reformer, he is the first leader of the catholic church from the united states, and also holds peruvian citizenship. in his first address to huge crowds at st peter's square, pope leo called on catholics to build bridges through dialogue and to unite people in peace. you can see the cardinals taking their seats. let's speak to joel hodge, the national head of the school of theology at the australian catholic university. thank you very much for being with us. how significant is this first mass? it is the first chance to see the new pope celebrating the most important sacrament of the church, the most important worship activity, liturgy of the church. in communion with the cardinals that elected him, so it is a beautiful sign of unity that all the cardinals and the pope together will be celebrating mass. as equals. the pope will preside and be the leader of the liturgy but all of them are dressed in white, indicating they are all celebrants together. it is a sign of fraternity, of solidarity, of unity together as a college. remembering the pope is a bishop, just like the other bi

of the church is willed by christ. a unit that does not mean uniformity but the profound communityian in diversity provided that full fidelity to his gospel is mentored in. each pope continues to evolve the mission and christ. he is the church on which the church is built. the election of the new pope is not a simple succession of persons. it is also the apostle peter who returns. the cardinal electors who cast their vote in the sisistine chapel, the apostle of union of states where everything is conducive to the awareness of the presence of god in his sight. each person will one day be judged. in his roman church, pope john paul ii, pope on his way to make the decision, the judge would remind everyone of the greatness of the responsibility or placing the supreme king in the correct hands. let us pray then that the holy spirit is the, in the last 100 years of giving us a series of truly holy and great. will give us a new pope according to god's hard for the good of the church and humanity. let us pray that god will grant the

>>i'm hoping that this new pope will be someone who can unite the church, that can help the church walkogether, that can continue also, this this process of reform for pope francis, which made the church more global and more inclusive, especially for people who are on the margins. >>he says pope leo should be considered not just an american, but from the americas. leo is now just the second pope, after francis, to be from the western nations. leo served more than 20 years in peru and spoke in spanish for part of his address and for parishioners like isabel. that connection is special. >>i am spanish, so i feel it. i feel like really close, like i think he's going to be a pope for everyone, that he has this broad in scope, like being from united states, but being related to the latino world, but being also related to europe. >>at saint mary's, an afternoon mass celebrated the new chapter in the catholic faith. father kevin kennedy became emotional as he recalled leo's introduction as pope. >>his face, his eyes were filled with tears. that he sold me at that moment. >>and for father lilje

>>i'm hoping that this new pope will be someone who can unite the church, that can help the church walkogether, that can continue also, this this process of reform for pope francis, which made the church more global and more inclusive, especially for people who are on the margins. >>he says pope leo should be considered not just an american, but from the americas. leo is now just the second pope, after francis, to be from the western nations. leo served more than 20 years in peru and spoke in spanish for part of his address and for parishioners like isabel. that connection is special. >>i am spanish, so i feel it. i feel like really close, like i think he's going to be a pope for everyone, that he has this broad in scope, like being from united states, but being related to the latino world, but being also related to europe. >>at saint mary's, an afternoon mass celebrated the new chapter in the catholic faith. father kevin kennedy became emotional as he recalled leo's introduction as pope. >>his face, his eyes were filled with tears. that he sold me at that moment. >>and for father lilje

religious man, you move through the rags into i know, close to the center of power of the church in the united states. and that was, that was one of the, as the prose he had at the time. he is also, you know, he was described as a lease american among the americans. that's how we were described by those who were close to him. he also is considered. 6 i a, he, that he, he says we have governor, you know, that he has a certain governance till that whole process wasn't very good at that. he would try to put a, you know, sort of consoles the finances that back the case is predicted that the loss in 2024 in the budget is about 87000000 years. so they do have some very, you know, or the wordly issues to deal with. so keywords only describe as someone who would be appealing for his missionary reach side for the fact that he has spent a lot of time on the ground among the for among those who are in need. he also have skills to run the administration of the vatican. because it is not only the leader of one point for the tasser lakes, he is also a head of say them mon or to run the game properly. not on

a moment of exhilaration and become something where there is a true change in the catholic church and the united states with more, more priests, more people coming to church, more baptisms? >> let's hope so. speriamo, as the italians say. let's hope so. i think it could be, first of all, i mean, even whoever was elected pope, we know that this is always a moment for, like, catholics that maybe have drifted away to say, you know what? i belong to that family, too. i should begin to take it a little more seriously. will it be magnified now because we have a pope from the united states? i wouldn't doubt it. you know what's going to dawn on people? we've grown up. the rest of the world looks to the catholic church in the united states. bambino. we're babies. we haven't been around that long. our first bishop was 1789. okay, when you're compared to this church. so they're going to say, hey, we're kind of mature adults. now, let's begin to take this seriously, i hope. >> and beyond being a cardinal, is this a moment for you as an american? >> sure it is. it's just what i said. we've kind of arrived. i

a moment of exhilaration and become something where there is a true change in the catholic church in the united states with more, more priests, more people coming to church, more baptisms? >> let's hope so. >> speriamo, as the italians say, let's hope so. i think it could be. first of all, i mean, even whoever was elected pope, we know that this is always a moment for like catholics that maybe have drifted away to say, you know what? i belong to that family, too. i should begin to take it a little more seriously. will it be magnified now because we have a pope from the united states? i wouldn't doubt it. you know what's going to dawn on people? we've grown up. the rest of the world looks to the catholic church in the united states. yoon bambino! we're babies. we haven't been around that long. our first bishop was 1789. okay. when you're compared to this church. so they're going to say, hey, we're kind of mature adults. now, let's begin to take this seriously. i hope. >> decades before he was making history as the new leader of the catholic church, pope leo was a young boy growing up with his fa

that the american church has had to deal with so many scandals as other churches in other parts of the world? it is not just the united states, it is britain, france, we have seen the growth of english young men and women going to church is like the church of england and the catholic church. archbishop christopher, thank you for being here on bbc news. let's go back live now to the vatican. tell us what the pope will be doing today after the excitement today has worn off. i'm sure this evening, he has had a hearty meal with his cardinal brothers at the residence where he and the other cardinals had been staying during the conclave. the first big decision the pope has to make as where he's going to live. mil he live and the vatican like pope pinnock it -- hoping -- benedick. we know that tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock local time, he will be holding a mass for the cardinals at the sistine chapel. later on in the weekend, on monday, he will be meeting at the world's press, which will be a chance for many of the world's press to get to know pope leo xiv in a way perhaps they have it up until now. that's his schedule for n

figure for our russian orthodox church, a man who became, one might say, the first patriarch after almost three, yes more than 200 years of such a break, a man who unitedr russian church, and through his prayers we , let's say, draw strength and seek this unity for our russian orthodox church in... already in our time the realization that a particle of that saint, who experienced an incredible test on his souls, is already some kind of even symbolic historical significance is also for any person and for a christian in general, the awareness of this leads to the fact that you bow to the one who experienced all this, it is worth a lot, the mood passed absolutely different, someone met very joyfully, someone perhaps - there were people who met with various ... problems and asked for their prayers, of course, it is worth saying that basically all people had a prayerful mood, but also a joyful mood. our minds should not be fed with many serene human wisdom, but humble knowledge of the will of god. you, in the face of the fierce enemies of christ, boldly confessed the true god, you did with your prayer, strengthen us, the faint-hearted, so that we always eve

who wants to bring in, again, everyone, and that he'll be looking to continue to to grow the church and to unite the church in what is in fact, a very contentious and difficult moment in history. >> yeah. elise, you recently met the now pope. talk to me a little bit about that experience and what that was like. >> well, i actually, you know, had thought that maybe had a chance at being elected. he seemed to be sort of a late frontrunner going into the conclave, you know, but when it happened so fast, i thought it maybe couldn't have been him. they couldn't have reached the consensus that quickly. so i was actually, you know, standing actually in the crowd on the street with, you know, alongside many of the people in rome here, you know, when they made that announcement and i heard his name, you know, and i guess as an american and as somebody, you know, who in rome, we've crossed paths on occasion. you know, i got chills, you know, it was it's a historic moment, you know, to to be here and to live this moment. it's actually my first conclave as a vatican reporter. i got here just after pope fran

for someone that can be a bridge builder, and because of that latin american experience, the church in the unitedstates as well had a bit of a decline of people in the pews. no doubt they're looking for that revitalization. just 69 years old, which used to be old, isn't old anymore. he's a young pope that people will be looking to see him travel the world. yeah, we could have pope leo for a long time. and that is the hope. as we wrap it up, any indication, i know this is early to ask that he would come back to illinois. do we know if and when that could happen? well, we're sure hoping. we've talked to his brothers. they're on their way here to rome first. but let me tell you, chicago will have the welcome mat out. it's been a long time. the last time a pope was in chicago was 1979. so they would just love to have that happen again. it's going to be remarkable and a very special night. mary ann ahern reporting for us from the vatican in italy. thank you and have a good evening. remarkable to see all of this unfold. the bay area now is home to about 1.5 million catholics, many of them celebrating t

be, to not only catholics but the rest of the world globally, that "we are united and know which direction we want the church to take." the longer it goes on, the more likely people will wonder how united the hierarchy within the church is, and that is damaging. whenever the pope comes out on the balcony, it is the fruit of the consensus of the cardinals. if they are struggling to find that consensus, obviously that sends a port signal. on the other hand, it is important that forget that consensus. sometimes it can take longer. ultimately, they will not be worried about the pr element, they will be making sure they get the right man from the consensus, but we have a 4000 journalists and the world's media camped out here, the conclave which went on would send a pretty poor signal. i don't think that will happen, all the conclaves recently have been pretty expeditious. i don't expect this want to be different, but who knows? who knows indeed? one of the things about this conclave as it is the most diverse in history. we saw last night when we were talking through the cardinals, cardinals from madagascar, japan

church has a new leader. and the choice a surprise. a man from the unitedhe roman catholic church, american born cardinal robert francis prevost, now pope leo the 14th. good evening. i'm claudine wong and the world now getting to know pope leo the 14th, who is making history as the first ever u.s. pope. pope leo was born in chicago, grew up in the suburbs with his parents and two brothers in what he has called a very catholic family. he is also a citizen of peru and worked there for many years. it was pope francis who made him a cardinal in 2023. and now, two years later, after a conclave that took less than 24 hours, he will take his place as the head of the catholic church. rebecca castro has more from rome. >> elation at the vatican. in a historic first after the college of cardinals elects a new pope, the first american pontiff in history. >> i perform. >> to a crowd of thousands cheering in saint peter's square. american born cardinal robert francis prevost was declared pope leo the 14th. the new leader of the catholic church. >> peace be with

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