Miami Archbishop hopes new pope will be able to 'hold back barbarians'

South Florida’s Catholic community is celebrating the historic selection of the first American pope, with Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski praising Pope Leo XIV not only as a “global citizen” shaped by missionary work in Peru, but also as a potential moral force strong enough to “hold back the barbarians” in a divided world. READ MORE HERE: https://www.local10.com/news/local/2025/05/08/miami-archbishop-says-new-global-pope-needs-to-hold-back-the-barbarians/ LOCAL 10 ON SOCIAL MEDIA: LOCAL 10 NEWS on X: https://x.com/WPLGLocal10 LOCAL 10 NEWS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/local10news/ LOCAL 10 NEWS on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WPLGLocal10 LOCAL 10 NEWS on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@local10news LOCAL10NEWS on YouTube: YouTube.com/@WPLGLocal10