Pope Leo XIV holds an audience with representatives of the media in Paul VI hall at the Vatican on May 12, 2025.
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Pope Leo XIV on Monday (May 12, 2025) expressed solidarity with imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift of free speech and the press”.
He spoke in an audience with some of the 6,000 journalists who descended on Rome to cover his election as the first American Pontiff.
Pope Leo received a standing ovation as he entered the Vatican auditorium for his first meeting with representatives of the general public.
The 69-year-old Augustinian missionary, elected in a 24-hour Conclave last week, called for journalists to use words for peace, to reject war and to give voice to the voiceless.
Published – May 12, 2025 04:50 pm IST
