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Reuters
27-05-2025
- General
- Reuters
Pope Leo meets Italian Serie A champions Napoli
VATICAN CITY, May 27 (Reuters) - Pope Leo XVI welcomed Italy's newly crowned Serie A champions Napoli to the Vatican on Tuesday, joking about his own soccer allegiances. Napoli won their fourth "Scudetto" on Friday with a 2-0 home victory over Cagliari, edging out Inter Milan by one point in a nail-biting end to the season. The team, captained by Italian international Giovanni Di Lorenzo, arrived for their papal audience a day after a triumphant open-top bus parade through central Naples. "The press says I am an AS Roma fan, but you are welcome! This is what the press says. Not everything you read in the press is true," the pope said, according to a transcript. Leo, the first pope to come from the U.S., follows and practices sports, including tennis. People who know him have described him to the media as an AS Roma supporter. Napoli chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis gave him a blue Napoli jersey signed by players, bearing the number 10 and his name in Italian, "Papa Leone XIV". "You are a number 10, so you are a great striker", De Laurentiis said. Leo replied with a chuckle and a simple "thank you". Coach Antonio Conte, whom De Laurentiis introduced as "deeply Catholic", knelt down and kissed the pope's hand, before Leo told him he had seen him many times on TV. In a short speech, the pontiff stressed the importance of team spirit and collaboration, and sport's educational value, especially for young people. Winning comes "at the end of a long journey, where what matters the most is not a one-time exploit or the extraordinary performance of one champion", he said. "The championship is won by the team, and when I say 'team' I mean the players, the coach with the whole squad, and the club," he added. Leo ended his remarks giving his blessings to players and club officials, and offering congratulations, also on behalf of his personal cook. "She is from Naples and she says: best wishes! She would like to be here too, Mrs Rosa, (she is) a big fan", the pope said.
The Guardian
21-05-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
German finance minister calls for swift resolution to Trump tariff wars as G7 finance ministers meet in Canada
Update: Date: 2025-05-21T07:49:43.000Z Title: Morning opening: Just stop it Content: Finance ministers of the world's seven largest economies – G7 – are meeting in Banff, Alberta in Canada to discuss their ideas on Ukraine and concerns about disruptions resulting from Donald Trump's unorthodox trade policy. Before the meeting, German finance minister Lars Klingbeil warned that trade disputes with the US should be resolved as soon as possible, as he stressed they were a burden on the economy and job security. Instead of this infighting, G7 should make it clear that it 'will continue to stand firmly by Ukraine's side' and oppose 'the terrible destruction caused by Russian president Vladimir Putin's war,' Klingbeil said. Ukraine will be represented there, with the country's finance minister Sergii Marchenko in attendance. These comments come as Europe scramble to keep pressure on Russia with the latest round of sanctions. Even the Vatican is getting involved with Pope Leo XVI confirming to Giorgia Meloni his willingness to host the next round of negotiations to try to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. I will bring you all key updates from across Europe throughout the day. It's Wednesday, 21 May 2025, it's Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live. Good morning.
The Independent
11-05-2025
- General
- The Independent
AP PHOTOS: Pope Leo XVI addresses crowds in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff
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CBS News
09-05-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Pope Leo XVI will be formally installed as pontiff during May 18 Mass, the Vatican says
Pope Leo XVI will be formally installed as pontiff when he holds his inaugural public Mass at St. Peter's Square on May 18, the Vatican said. The first U.S.-born pope, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, will also preside over his first general audience on May 21. While Leo held the first Mass of his papacy in the Sistine Chapel on Friday morning, the day after his election, that service was for the cardinals of the Catholic Church and was not open to the public. During the papal inauguration, a Mass is celebrated before political and religious leaders from around the world. While world leaders are typically invited to attend the Mass for the Beginning of the Pontificate, most nations tend to send official delegations rather than heads of state. Newly elected Pope Leo XIV concelebrates Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Friday, May 9, 2025. Vatican Media via AP The Mass used to include the papal coronation ceremony, but that portion of the celebration has not been included in the Mass since Pope John Paul I was officially installed as pope in 1978. His predecessor, Pope Paul VI, was the last pope to be crowned or to use a papal tiara. The papal inauguration now involves the formal bestowal of the pallium, a white woolen band adorned with crosses that's worn with the papal vestments — a symbol of the pope's universal jurisdiction. On Thursday, Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his role as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. Prevost, the first pope ever from the United States, chose Leo XIV as his papal name. During his first homily after being chosen as pope, Leo said he would be a "faithful administrator" of the church and warned against reducing Jesus to "a kind of charismatic leader or superman." He lamented that there are many settings in the modern world where people favor "technology, money, success, power or pleasure" over Christian faith. "These are contexts where it is not easy to preach the Gospel and bear witness to its truth, where believers are mocked, opposed, despised or at best tolerated and pitied," the new pope said. "Yet, precisely for this reason, they are the places where our missionary outreach is desperately needed. A lack of faith is often tragically accompanied by the loss of meaning in life, the neglect of mercy, appalling violations of human dignity, the crisis of the family and so many other wounds that afflict our society." contributed to this report.
