How Catholic community views new Pope's appointment?

Catholics have their new leader, Pope Leo XIV. How does the Catholic community see this new figure of leader?

Pope Leo XIV during the inauguration of his pontificate in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City (Vatican), May 18th, 2025. Source: SIPA USA / Pope Leo XIV/Massimo Di Vita/Mondadori Portfolio/Sipa USA/AAP Image

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How Catholic community views new Pope's appointment?

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Robert Prevost was sworn in as the leader of the world's Catholics and chose the name Leo XIV.

What can the Catholic community expect with this new Pope? Will his appointment have an impact on church life at even the most basic level?

Acting chaplain of the Catholic Indonesian Community (CIC) in Sydney, Fr Petrus Suroto MSC. Credit: Supplied/Edward Yuliardhyanto

Fr Petrus Suroto is the acting chaplain of the Catholic Indonesian Community (CIC) in Sydney. In Indonesia, he serves as a formator - a mentor for future priests - at the Skolastikat MSC in Pineleng, North Sulawesi.

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