Sisters of Mercy Newfoundland Congregation welcome the election of Pope Leo XIV, known to our Sisters in Peru .
Pope Leo had become Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru in 2015 and remained there until 2023, when he was called to Rome by Pope Francis as Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.
Puerto Eten is part of the Chiclayo diocese, and our sisters there knew their Bishop quite well, as he was seen as a man of the people. In an email yesterday, Sister Mildred said that his election was no surprise to many of the priests and that the whole of Chiclayo was celebrating as the news of his election circulated among the people.
We welcome his desire, expressed in his first speech after election, “to build bridges through dialogue, through encounter, uniting everyone to be one single people always in peace”.
We welcome his promise to the Church “to walk with you as a united Church, always seeking peace, justice, always striving to work as faithful women and men of Jesus Christ, without fear, to proclaim the Gospel, to be missionaries”.
We welcome his plan, following in the footsteps of Pope Francis “to be a synodal Church, a Church that walks, a Church that always seeks peace, always seeks charity, always strives to be close especially to those who suffer”.
Read Pope Leo’s words in full here
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La Congregación de las Hermanas de la Misericordia de Terranova se congratula por la elección del Papa León XIV, conocido por nuestras Hermanas del Perú.
El Papa León se había convertido en Obispo de Chiclayo, Perú, en 2015 y permaneció allí hasta 2023, cuando fue llamado a Roma por el Papa Francisco como Prefecto del Dicasterio para los Obispos y Presidente de la Pontificia Comisión para América Latina.
Puerto Eten forma parte de la diócesis de Chiclayo, y nuestras hermanas de allí conocían bastante bien a su Obispo, pues lo consideraban un hombre del pueblo. En un correo electrónico enviado ayer, la hermana Mildred dijo que su elección no fue una sorpresa para muchos de los sacerdotes y que todo Chiclayo estaba de fiesta cuando la noticia de su elección circuló entre la gente.
Acogemos su deseo, expresado en su primer discurso después de la elección, de «construir puentes a través del diálogo, del encuentro, uniendo a todos para ser un solo pueblo siempre en paz».
Acogemos su promesa a la Iglesia de «caminar con vosotros como Iglesia unida, buscando siempre la paz, la justicia, esforzándonos siempre por trabajar como mujeres y hombres fieles a Jesucristo, sin miedo, para anunciar el Evangelio, para ser misioneros».
Acogemos su proyecto, siguiendo los pasos del Papa Francisco «de ser una Iglesia sinodal, una Iglesia que camina, una Iglesia que busca siempre la paz, que busca siempre la caridad, que se esfuerza siempre por estar cerca especialmente de los que sufren».
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