Pope Leo XIV addressed the world for the first time as pontiff on Thursday afternoon after being elected the 276th leader of the Catholic Church. “Peace be with you all,” he said in his first words as pope, looking over the thousands of people who had gathered in St. Peter’s Square. “Dearest brothers and sisters, this was the first greeting of the risen Christ, the good shepherd who gave His life for the flock of God,” he said in Italian. “I, too, would like this greeting of peace to enter your