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A day after plumes of white smoke emerged from the chimney at the Vatican,
the new Pope, Leo XIV, has been delivering his first ever mass in his new role.
American-born Robert Prevost began his homily in English,
saying he knew that every cardinal will support him on his new mission.
My brother Cardinals, as we celebrate this morning,
I invite you to recognize the marvels that the Lord has done,
the blessings that the Lord continues to pour out upon all of us.
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.
Well, the Pope also has strong ties to Peru.
He's a citizen and spent many years there.
So it's unsurprising that the nation's been celebrating the election of one of its own.
Aldo Barbieri is a lawyer in Lima.
I asked him how it felt.
It really was a surprise for us because...
We don't have the idea that he lived in Peru for a long time.