Pope Leo Xiv Gives 1st Homily As American Pontiff, Says Loss In Faith Has Led To Crisis In Humanity

Pope Leo XIV, nan first American pontiff to return up nan highest spot successful nan Catholic Church, returned to nan Sistine Chapel connected Friday to present his first wide successful an reside to nan much than 1.4 cardinal Catholics he now leads. 

The pontiff urged outreach and missionary activity and warned that overmuch of what nan Church stands for, and nan belief successful Jesus Christ, has been lessened successful nan eyes of some believers and non-believers.

"Today, too, location are galore settings successful which Jesus, though appreciated arsenic a man, is reduced to a benignant of charismatic leader aliases superman," he said successful a homily translated from Italian, informing that this has led to moreover baptized Christians surviving successful "a authorities of applicable atheism."

Pope Leo XIV leads nan Pro Ecclesia Mass successful nan Sistine Chapel, connected May 9, 2025 successful Vatican City. (Photo by Vatican Media/Vatican Pool - Corbis/Getty Images)

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"There are galore settings successful which nan Christian religion is considered absurd, meant for nan anemic and unintelligent. Settings wherever different securities are preferred, for illustration technology, money, success, power, aliases pleasure," nan pope said. 

The caller pontiff will look galore challenges up arsenic followers hold to spot really he will lead nan church and which issues he will take to put awesome accent on. 

The pope has not said why he chose nan sanction Leo to telephone himself, but papal names signify predecessors aliases values they admire, suggesting nan newest pontiff will put great accent connected societal issues based connected others successful nan papacy who person held that name. 

Pope Leo XIV leads nan Pro Ecclesia Mass successful nan Sistine Chapel, connected May 9, 2025 successful Vatican City. (Photo by Vatican Media/Vatican Pool - Corbis/Getty Images)

Like his predecessor, Pope Francis, Leo is expected to attraction connected humanity and kindness, peculiarly successful nan look of world migration and helping nan poor. 

It remains unclear really this American pope will interact pinch nan Trump administration, fixed evident divisions complete positions connected nan curen of migrants and different issues involving human rights.

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In his homily, nan pope besides pointed to a nonaccomplishment of religion and based on it has not only led to a nonaccomplishment successful nan meaning of life, but a nonaccomplishment successful "human dignity."

Pope Leo XIV leads nan Pro Ecclesia Mass successful nan Sistine Chapel, connected May 9, 2025 successful Vatican City. (Photo by Vatican Media/Vatican Pool - Corbis/Getty Images)

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"These are contexts wherever it is not easy to preach nan Gospel and carnivore witnesser to its truth, wherever believers are mocked, opposed, despised aliases astatine champion tolerated and pitied," he said. 

Pope Leo went connected to opportunity that "A deficiency of religion is often tragically accompanied by nan nonaccomplishment of meaning successful life, nan neglect of mercy, appalling violations of quality dignity, nan situation of nan family and truthful galore different wounds that afflict our society."