READ IN FULL: Pope Leo XIV’s full first speech
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Pope Leo XIV made history as the first American pontiff on Thursday, making his debut with a speech to the faithful in St. Peter’s Square.The new Chicago-born pope, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, is also the first pontiff whose first language is modern English. The England-born Pope Adrian IV (1154-1159), the last English-speaking pope, spoke Middle English, a language largely indecipherable to modern English speakers.Despite this, Pope Leo XIV gave his first speech as pope in Italian, from the Central Loggia of St Peter’s Basilica. He briefly switched to Spanish midway through to give special thanks to his old diocese in ..