Archbishop Gomez praises Pope Leo XIV at cathedral press conference
Hours after U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected during the conclave in Rome and named Pope Leo XIV, Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez called it “a great day for the whole world” during a press conference on May 8.
“As everyone probably knows, the word ‘Catholic’ means universal,” Gomez said at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. “The mission of the Catholic Church is to shine the light of Christ and to proclaim the love of God to every human heart, in every nation and every land, to the ends of the earth.
“Now, we have a new Pope to continue leading us in that mission, following the beautiful example of the previous popes, especially Pope Francis.”