Pope Leo has used his first major address to his home country to praise the US’s history of welcoming immigrants, urging Americans to live up to the ideals put forward in the declaration of independence.
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In a speech broadcast live from the Vatican to the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia as he received the Center’s liberty medal, Leo said he hoped that ideals of ‘unity, justice and peace’ held by the founding fathers would guide the US as it celebrated its 250th anniversary
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