Peace be with you. . . . Dearest brothers and sisters, this was the first greeting of the risen Christ, the good shepherd who gave his life for the flock of God. I, too, would like this greeting of peace to enter your hearts, to reach your families and all people, wherever they are; and all the peoples, and all the earth: Peace be with you.
This is the peace of the resurrected Christ: an unarmed, disarming, humble, and persevering peace. It comes from God – God who loves us all, unconditionally.
God loves us. God loves you all! Evil will not prevail! We are all in the hands of God. Therefore, without fear, united hand in hand with God and among ourselves, we move forward.
We are disciples of Christ. The world needs his light. Humanity needs him.
All of you: help us to build bridges with dialogue, with encounters with others, uniting us all to be one people, always in peace.
– Pope Leo XIV
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025
Related Off-site Links:
Leo XIV Is First the American Pope Chosen to Lead the Roman Catholic Church – Christopher White and James V. Grimaldi (National Catholic Reporter, May 8, 2025).
“Peace Be With All of You,” Pope Leo XIV Says in First Speech – BBC News (May 8, 2025).
What Will the New Pope Be Like? He’s Chosen to Be Called Leo: That’s No Accident – Catherine Pepinster (The Guardian, May 8, 2025).
DignityUSA Expresses Hope for LGBTQ+ Catholics After Pope Leo XIV Election – DignityUSA (April 8, 2025).
Caritas Internationalis Welcomes the Election of Pope Leo XIV – Caritas.org/ (May 8, 2023).
White Smoke, Black Pope? Genealogist Says Leo XIV Has Louisiana African Roots – Nate Tinner-Williams (National Catholic Reporter, May 8, 2025).
UPDATE: Pope Leo XIV Calls for Gaza Ceasefire and Peace in Ukraine – Avery Lotz (Axios, May 11, 2025).
See also the following Wild Reed posts:
PEACE AND PEACEMAKING
• The Peace of God
• Dwelling in Peace
• Your Peace Is With Me, Beloved One
• Celebrating the Sisters of Peace
• Remembering Kate McDonald, CSJ – 1929-2024
• Walking for Peace, Witnessing Against War
• Cultivating Peace
• John Dear on Celebrating the Birth of the Nonviolent Jesus
• The King of Love My Shepherd Is
• Making a Splash
POPES AND THE PAPACY
• Remembering Pope Francis, “the Shepherd Who Walked With Us”
• Doing Papa Proud
• Pope Francis’ Understanding of Catholicism: An Orchestra in Which All Can Play!
• Astounded
• Colleen Kochivar-Baker on the First Anniversary of the Papacy of Francis
• The Servant Pope
• Why I Take Hope in Pope Francis’ Statement on Gay Priests
• Progressive Catholic Perspectives on the Legacy of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
• Vatican Stance on Gay Priests Signals Urgent Need for Renewal and Reform
• Gay Men in the Vatican Are Giving the Rest of Us a Bad Name
• Catholic Church Can Overcome Fear of LGBT People
• Casanova-Inspired Reflections on Papal Power – at 30,000 ft.
• Progressive Perspectives on the Papacy – Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
• Hans Küng: “The Gospel of Jesus Christ is Stronger Than the Hierarchy”
• Beyond Papalism
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