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Pope Leo XIV laments people valuing ‘technology, money and success’ over Christianity in first mass as pontiff – live

Pope Leo XIV laments people valuing ‘technology, money and success’ over Christianity in first mass as pontiff – live

Pope held mass for cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on Friday morning

China has sent congratulations to newly elected Pope Leo XIV and hopes the Vatican under the new pontiff will continue dialogue with China “in a constructive spirit”, Reuters reports a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday at a regular press conference.

Leo’s predecessor, Pope Francis, strained relations between the Vatican and China in 2020 when he described China’s Muslim Uyghurs as a “persecuted” people, listing them alongside the Rohingya, the Yazidi, and persecuted Christians in Islamic countries.

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