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Pope Leo XIV encouraged the media to reject the "confusion of loveless languages that are often ideological or partisan" and "strive for a different kind of communication, one that does not seek consensus at all costs.
In his first encounter with journalists as pope, Leo called on the news media to highlight the “voices of the weak who have no voice.”
The American-born pontiff, a Chicago native, speaks Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese. He also reads Latin and German.
The pope's older brother, Louis Prevost, is a regular poster of political content on his Facebook page ... much of it from a more conservative viewpoint. While there's nothing wrong with sharing a political opinion,
The 73-year-old Florida man appears to be a staunch Trump supporter who uses his Facebook account to go on the attack.
As the new pope settles in, his old tweets put him at odds with the Trump administration's immigration policies.