(OSV News) — This is the full text of the first address that Pope Leo XIV gave to the College of Cardinals May 10, 2025.

Most of the U.S.-based cardinals who participated in the conclave that elected him said nationality was not a factor.

How many people on Thursday, May 8, while waiting for the cardinals to elect a new pope, said, "It will never be an American!

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The Church has been blessed once again with a beloved shepherd to lead us in faith and unity," said New Jersey Cardinal ...

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Pope Leo's first public words, "Peace be with you," could not have been "a more kind, a more gentle, a more pastoral opening," said one papal historian.