Pope Leo XIV holds Mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate in St. Peter's Square attended by heads of state, royalty and ordinary faithful, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (Alessandra Tarantino) ...

Prince Edward represented the British royal family as he attended Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass in St. Peter's Square in Rome on Sunday, May 18. British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, was still in Rome on Sunday after the pope's selection, Monsignor Joseph LaMorte, the archdiocese's vicar general, told parishioners during Mass.

Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate as history’s first American pope on Sunday, presiding over an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before tens of thousands of people ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff that featured some symbolic ...

Leo XIV’s inaugural mass will be held May 18 in St. Peter’s Square at 10 a.m. Vatican time, and he will hold his first general audience May 21. What Were Leo Xiv’s First Words As Pope?

In his first Sunday address as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV delivered a message of peace to Catholic faithful in Rome. Speaking from the same balcony where he was introduced to the world as the new pope ...

Chicagoans pack pews to celebrate South Side son Pope Leo XIV: 'It's fantastic' Across Chicago, churchgoers attended Sunday Mass still stunned and elated about the election of a native of the city ...

At Mass in housing projects and tourist hotspots, Romans pray next pope focuses on poverty and peace by: GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO, Associated Press Posted: May 5, 2025 / 05:46 AM EDT ...