Giorgia Meloni; “We have a Pope.” One year ago, the white smoke over the Sistine Chapel announced to the world that the Church had chosen Peter’s successor.

“On this occasion, I wish to renew to Pope Leo XIV a thought of gratitude for his tireless message of faith, hope, peace, dialogue among peoples, and closeness to the least.

“In a complex time marked by great uncertainties, his voice represents a global point of reference, for Christians and not only.”