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Bulgaria congratulates newly elected Pope Leo XIV

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Congratulations to the new Pope Leo XIV! May he work with wisdom and dedication for a more peaceful world and dialogue between all, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov wrote in "X" on the occasion of the election of the new head of the Vatican and the Roman Catholic community in the world.


I congratulate Catholics in the country and around the world on the occasion of the election of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev wrote on Facebook. He wished the new Pope wisdom.


Parliament Speaker Natalia Kiselova also congratulated the newly elected head of the Roman Catholic Church. Kiselova expresses her confidence that in his activities as a spiritual shepherd of the largest Christian community in the world he will always meet the sincere friendly support of the Bulgarian people.


In his first speech from the Vatican, the 267th Pope called for peace, for building bridges and expressed confidence that evil cannot prevail.



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