'We hope he inspires not only Catholics but all faiths': Ilang Pinoy sa Australia, ikinalugod ang bagong Santo Papa

Sa isang makasaysayang yugto para sa Simbahang Katolika, si Robert Francis Prevost ay nahalal bilang si Pope Leo XIV — ang kauna-unahang Amerikanong naging Santo Papa

**NO LIBRI** Italy, Rome, Vatican, 2025/5/8.Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost appears at the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, . Robert Francis Prevost was on Thursday elected the first pope from the United States, the Vatican announced. A moderate who was close to Pope Francis and spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff, taking the papal name Leo XIV. Photograph by ALESSIA GIULIANI / Catholic Press Photo (Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI / ipa-agency.net/IPA/Sipa USA) Source: AAP / Michael Nigro / ALESSIA GIULIANI / ipa-agency.net/Alessia GiulianiIPA/Sipa USA

Key Points

• Si Pope Leo XIV ang unang Amerikanong Papa sa kasaysayan, nahalal sa isang mabilis na conclave na tumagal lamang ng dalawang araw.
• Marami ang umaasa sa pagbabago at mas modernong direksyon ng Simbahan sa ilalim ng kanyang pamumuno.
• Ipinahayag ng mga ilang Pilipinong Katoliko sa Australia ang kanilang pag-asa sa bagong yugto ng Simbahan.

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'We hope he inspires not only Catholics but all faiths': Filipinos in Australia welcome Pope Leo XIV

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