Leo XIV used his first words as pope to call for peace.

“Peace be with you,” he called out from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica. “This was the first greeting of the risen Christ,” he said.

The name Leo derives from the Latin for “lion,” suggesting strength and courage.

In his address from the balcony, Leo XIV said the church can still hear “the weak but always courageous voice of Pope Francis,” his predecessor.