{"id":14426,"date":"2025-05-09T14:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T14:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=14426"},"modified":"2025-05-09T14:50:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T14:50:04","slug":"pope-leo-says-church-must-illuminate-dark-nights-of-this-world-in-first-mass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/pope-leo-says-church-must-illuminate-dark-nights-of-this-world-in-first-mass\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo says Church must illuminate &#8216;dark nights of this world&#8217; in first Mass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pope Leo XIV\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/live\/cn4we7prv4rt?post=asset%3Aa529ac68-9ad5-41ea-a7a6-2c8dfb1fffe0#post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has celebrated his first Mass<\/a>\u00a0as the new pontiff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He tells cardinals in the Sistine Chapel that he hopes his election can help the Catholic Church bring light\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/live\/cn4we7prv4rt?post=asset%3A451ed392-c80a-4499-89a8-e206a9c87f4a#post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to the &#8220;dark nights of this world&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Born in Chicago as Robert Prevost, he is the first\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/live\/cn4we7prv4rt?post=asset%3Adeb67b9d-0993-465c-8006-51ac2fe8d6e9#post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North American to be elected pope<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Donald Trump\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/live\/cn4we7prv4rt?post=asset%3A0d850cec-26e6-4857-b12e-82f376d42c59#post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called it a &#8220;great honour&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pope Leo, 69, is seen as a reformer and worked for many years as a missionary in Peru, which he reportedly calls his &#8220;second homeland&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\">The new pope has  celebrated his first<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Mass<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>in the Sistine Chapel, with over 130 cardinals in attendance. The Mass followed Pope Leo being named pontiff the day before following a two-day conclave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\">The Mass saw Pope Leo kissing the altar in the Sistine Chapel and walking around it once with incense shortly after 11 a.m. local time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\">The pope then led a prayer to ask God for forgiveness and acknowledge sins, before being joined by the congregation in singing and a period of worship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\">&#8220;Through the Ministry of Peter, you have called me to carry that cross and to be blessed with that mission and I know I can rely on each and every one of you to walk with me as we continue as a Church, as a community of friends of Jesus, as believers, to announce the good news, to announce the Gospel,&#8221; Pope Leo said as he addressed the cardinals in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\">The leader went on to say that he wants his election to contribute in the Catholic Church providing light to drive out &#8220;dark nights of this world,&#8221; adding that he aims to be a &#8220;faithful administrator.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\">&#8220;Even today, there are many settings in which the Christian faith is considered absurd, meant for the weak and unintelligent,&#8221; he said, per the outlet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/fXI2TkOct9S52FuVDPgfySBHLpo=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(460x225:462x227):format(webp)\/pope-leo-xiv-mass-sistine-chapel-vatican-050925-3-6c38f239cfbf49eba0ae010e845e1d27.jpg\" alt=\"Pope Leo XIV during a mass with cardinals in the Sistine Chapel in The Vatican\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pope Leo XIV during a Mass with cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on May 9, 2025.HANDOUT\/VATICAN MEDIA\/AFP via Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\">He continued that &#8220;missionary outreach is desperately needed&#8221; is needed in places that prefer &#8220;technology, money, success, power or pleasure.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\">Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, is a Peruvian-American from Chicago. Before he was named pope, the pontiff served as Bishop of Chiclayo from 2015 to 2023, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, and became a Cardinal in 2023 (taking possession of it early 2024, per the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/pope\/news\/2025-05\/biography-of-robert-francis-prevost-pope-leo-xiv.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vatican<\/a>). Each position was appointed to him by his predecessor, the late&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/pope-francis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pope Francis<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\">The new pontiff, 69, is the first pope from the United States, and the first Augustinian pope. His chosen papal name, Leo, follows a long tradition dating back to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Saint-Leo-I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Leo I<\/a>, who died in 461.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\">In his first address as pope, Leo XIV , spoke in English the first  Pope to do  so in his first mass after being elected  and shared a message promoting peace ,and good works within the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We must be a synodal church. A church that walks. A church that always seeks peace. Always seeks charity. Always tries to be close especially to those who suffer,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor:msserwanga2gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new pope has celebrated his first\u00a0Mass\u00a0in the Sistine Chapel, with over 130 cardinals in attendance. 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