The 69-year-old Augustinian missionary, elected in a 24-hour conclave last week, called for journalists to use words for peace, to reject war and to give voice to the voiceless.

Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift of free speech and the press” in an audience with some of the 6,000 journalists who descended on Rome to cover his election as the first American pontiff.

  • Yawweee877h444@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Thank God he’s not a fascist.

    That’s right. I’m relieved the leader of the largest Jesus Christ following religion isn’t a fascist. Because sometimes they are.

    Humans suck. But I’ll take a win when we can get it.