"A Church close to and open to all, especially those who suffer." First impressions of Don Gerardo Melgar on Pope Leo XIV

The Bishop of the Royal City, Bishop Gerardo Melgar, transmitted through an article sent to the media his first impressions of the new Pope, Leo XIV."This is Cardinal Prevost. He was General of the Augustinian Order and, at present, was the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Bishops. He has chosen as Pope the name of Leo XIV. He is 69 years old, he is American, with Spanish ancestry by his maternal grandmother", explains Don Gerardo in his writing…