In his first speech, Pope Leo XIV stressed the importance of the traditional family and the dignity of migrants, calling for compassion and solidarity

<p>In his inaugural address to international diplomats, Pope Leo XIV emphasized the importance of the traditional family, based on the union of a man and a woman, and called for respect for human dignity for all people, regardless of circumstances. He called for compassion towards migrants, recalling his own experience as an immigrant. He reaffirmed the Catholic Church's positions on abortion and religious freedom while condemning the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.