Pope Leo jokes about reporters’ applause at begin of first viewers #information #popeleoxiv

Pope Leo XIV joked with members of the media from world wide on Monday morning after they gave him a prolonged spherical of applause at first of his first viewers with them on the Vatican.

The pontiff stated that applause at the start "doesn’t mean much," however that he could be grateful in the event that they have been "still awake" to clap on the finish.