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Pontiff makes veiled swipe at Trump with call to ‘disarm our words’ - The press conference comes after the newly elected pontiff held a Sunday mass in which he called for an end to conflicts in Ukrain
Bishop Edinson Farfán of Chiclayo, Peru, is publicly defending the actions of his predecessor, now Pope Leo XIV, in the face of accusations that he covered up sexual abuse.
Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, said he expects Pope Leo XIV "feels an obligation," to speak to what he called the issues of the day, amid "real challenges globally."
In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his predecessor.