Visit to the palace of the Holy Office in Borgo. The joke about the little girl who gives him the Bible: " I have to do some characteristic tests. "
The first surprise appearance of the new Pope Leo XIV took place at the palace of the Holy Office in Rome, in the Borgo neighborhood near St. Peter's, where he lived and where he met the people who accompanied him on his daily journey.
To everyone's surprise, the Pope shook hands with the faithful, allowed himself to be photographed, and signed a Bible that a little girl gave him.
"I need to do some tests for casting the signature," Leo XIV joked, then asked, smiling: "What day is it today?"
At the end of the visit, he blessed the believers who welcomed him in the courtyard of the residence and greeted them, thanking them: " Best wishes and thank you to you. " (A2 Televizion)