'Dio benedica il Papa', other well wishes for the new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, in Italian

Catholics astir the satellite are rejoicing astatine the predetermination of a caller pope.

Pope Leo XIV, calved Robert Francis Prevost, is an American from Chicago, Illinois. He was created a cardinal successful 2023 by Pope Francis.

On Thursday, May 8, 2025, the sequestered College of Cardinals selected the caller Bishop of Rome, Pope Leo XIV, the 267th successor to Saint Peter, aft gathering for conscionable implicit 24 hours and voting successful 4 ballots. 

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The papal conclave is done wholly successful secrecy astatine the Sistine Chapel successful Vatican City to forestall interference and distractions.

White smoke billowed from the chimney of the authoritative residence of the pope to bespeak to the faithful astir the satellite that a caller pope, the Vicar of Christ, was elected.

Thousands of radical stood successful St. Peter's Square arsenic they waited successful anticipation for voting to some commence and conclude. 

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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert F. Prevost of the U.S., appears connected the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica astatine the Vatican, May 8, 2025. Reuters/Claudia Greco (Reuters/Claudia Greco)

Crowds grew erstwhile achromatic fume amassed from the Sistine Chapel aft a accepted and ineffable process of burning votes, bound unneurotic with thread, was imposed. 

The Swiss Army lined the extracurricular of the Vatican among clergy and radical waving patriotic indicators from astir the globe successful solemnisation of the person of the Catholic Church emerging from the balcony and opening his papacy.

In solemnisation of Pope Leo XIV's election, present are congratulatory and prayer-filled phrases written retired successful Italian, according to Annamaria Militana of Torrenova, Sicily.

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"God bless the pope."

Spoken successful Italian: "Dio benedica il Papa."

"Welcome, Holy Father."

Spoken successful Italian: "Benvenuto, Dio misericordioso."

"May the Holy Spirit usher you."

Spoken successful Italian: "Che lo Spirito Santo possa guidarci."

"Congratulations to the caller pope."

Spoken successful Italian: "Congratulazioni al nuovo Papa."

"Our prayers are with you."

Spoken successful Italian: "Le nostre preghiere sono con te."

"Long unrecorded the pope."

Spoken successful Italian: "Lunga vita al Papa."

"A caller epoch for the Church begins."

Spoken successful Italian: "Una nuova epoch per la Chiesa sta per iniziare."

"The Church rejoices successful your leadership."

Spoken successful Italian: "La chiesa esulta nella tua guida."

"A shepherd for each God's people."

Spoken successful Italian: "Un pastore per tutti one figli di Dio."

"Guided by faith."

Spoken successful Italian: "Guidato dalla fede."