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May 8, 2025

MAYOR BARAKA STATEMENT ON THE ELECTION OF POPE LEO XIV

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“All of Newark is joined in prayer for the global ministry of Pope Leo XIV, an American known for his deep commitment to social justice, the protection of migrants, and environmental stewardship. Praised for his sentiment that a ‘bishop is not supposed to be a little prince sitting in his kingdom,’ the world’s new pontiff arrives with the kind of hand-to-hand and heart-to-heart leadership that the world is in desperate need of.”