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He is challenged to oppose the evil of human slavery and the trafficking of hundreds of thousands of children every day

Common themes included the need to engage youth, embrace sustainable living, and foster compassion in environmental efforts

“The General Secretariat of the Synod remains fully available to offer its service in a spirit of collaboration and obedience"

Pope Leo XIV said the modern world can leave us lost in a “confusion of loveless languages that are often ideological or partisan.”

"Now, they seem symbolic of a deeper divide: not between classes of people, but between hesitation and decision"

He expressed particular concern for Ukraine and Gaza, where conflicts continue to take a heavy toll on civilians

The bishops pledged support for the pope’s mission of evangelization, justice, peace, and care for the poor and creation

He addressed the world in Italian and Spanish, concluding with the recitation of the “Ave Maria” and imparting the Urbi et Orbi blessing

“The new pope is not claiming a throne but embracing a cross,” said Archbishop Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana of Bangkok

His episcopal motto is “In Illo uno unum”— explains that “although we Christians are many, in the one Christ we are one.”