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An American flag is displayed as Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, waves as he arrives to celebrate his ...

With a huge and festive crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV led his first Sunday recitation of the “Regina ...

Pope Leo XIV will formally begin his ministry as bishop of Rome with a liturgy steeped in tradition and rich in symbolism May 18.

The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled as Leo waved from the back of the open-topped truck that looped slowly through the square and then up and down the boulevard to it. A somewhat subdued ...

He offered a message of love and communion during an inaugural Mass in St Peter’s Square before an estimated 200,000 pilgrims ... After the Mass, Leo greeted the delegations one by one in the basilica ...

He prayed first at the tomb of St Peter, considered to be the first pope, under the basilica’s main altar, and then processed out into the piazza for the Mass. Peruvian President Dina Boluarte is one ...

Pope Leo XIV's inaugural Mass at St. Peter's Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, Jesus' apostle, and his special mission as head of the Catholic Church.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV ’s inauguration Mass on Sunday morning in St. Peter’s Square and Basilica is a ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, Jesus’ apostle, and his ...