Newly elected Pope Leo XIV pays tribute in Spanish to 'my dear diocese of Chiclayo in Peru'

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(9 May 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Vatican City - 8 May 2025 1. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Pope Leo XIV "I am a son of St Augustine, an Augustinian, who said: ‘I am a Christian with you and for you bishop'. In this sense we can all walk together towards that homeland that God has prepared for us. To the Church of Rome a special greeting! We must seek together how to be a missionary Church, a Church that builds bridges, dialogue, always open to receive - like this square - with open