Three days after his election as the new head of the Catholic Church, the new Pope Leo XIV returns to the audience this Sunday at St. Peter’s Square. From the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica he will speak the Sunday prayer Regina Coeli. Tens of thousands of people are expected, there are already busy. We report live.
Before the first Sunday mass of the newly chosen Pope, the Vatican and the police in Rome take strict safety measures. Nobody can come to St. Peter’s Square itself without being scanned with detectors in advance. Circular schedules and 4,000 law enforcement officials must ensure the order.
Vatican is like a high security zone
The security measures on the three other basilics of the city, especially in Santa Maria Maggiore at the Roman central station, were also raised. The grave of Pope Francis is in the church. Mayor Roberto Galtieri van Rome was satisfied with all these precautions and praised the operational and team spirit.
Brother of the Pontifex came
John Prevost, one of the two brothers from Pope Leo XIV. “We will eat together for the afternoon.”
The 69-year-old former missionary and the head of the Augustine Order was chosen on Thursday as the successor of Francis on the 267th Pope of church history. When he first stepped onto the balcony as Leo XIV shortly thereafter, he welcomed the more than 100,000 people waiting with the sentence “Peace was with all of you.” Then big cheers were opened.
Solemn inauguration next week
The large solemn exhibition for inauguration is planned for Sunday next week, again at St. Peter’s Square. State guests from all over the world are expected.
Tens of thousands of people are already waiting for the new Pope, who will board the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica at noon. The joy of many pilgrims from America, who for the first time have a “Dad Americano” with Leo XIV, is particularly great. Tom and Vicki Clemens from Texas: “Robert Francis Prevost is a manager who will help the Vatican out of his financial crisis. The nice thing is that our former cardinal kicks Leo XIII in the footsteps.”
Gudny Ingeborg Hagen has traveled from Norway, which is very happy that the new Pontifex represents liberal views. “We need a strong paus who offers the crazy Putin and the crazy Trump forest. He has to make a balance, and as a peace provider he gives us hope.”
The Romans also welcome their new bishop. Eugenio de Luca had desired that the new Pope maintained the course of Francis: “He is an Augustiner and he loves people. We need such a pope.”
Gerald Schwaiger, Kronen Zeitung
Source: Krone
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