Vatican City, May 17, 2025 / 07:00 am. The Mass for the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate will be celebrated on Sunday, May 18, at 10 a.m. Rome time in St. Peter’s Square.

St. DOMINIC CHURCH in Bensonhurst dedicated new statues of St. John XXIII and St. Teresa of Calcutta (aka Mother Teresa) on May 4.

Pope Leo XIV seated in the cathedral of Rome, the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, a symbol of his authority as Bishop of Rome, May 25, 2025. (photo: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News/Vatican Pool) ...

Most people think the Pope's church is St. Peter's Basilica. But as the Bishop of Rome, his actual seat is in a church on the other side of Rome called St. John Lateran.

Experience a breathtaking drone journey across the four Papal Basilicas of Rome: St. Peter’s Basilica, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, and Santa Maria Maggiore. These sacred sites ...

It was a truly hectic Sunday, May 25, for the American-born pope, as he visited the two major basilicas: St. John Lateran and St. Mary Major, and met with the mayor of Rome.

Pope Leo XIV greets the mayor of Rome at the foot of the Capitoline Steps before taking possession of St. John Lateran as Bishop of Rome, May 25, 2025. (photo: Vatican Media) ...

The first American pope formally took possession of the St. John Lateran Basilica, which is Rome’s cathedral and seat of the diocese, with an evening Mass attended by Roman priests and faithful.

Rome, Italy, May 25, 2025 / 13:17 pm. Pope Leo XIV delivered his first homily as bishop of Rome at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, where he took possession of his cathedra (throne) on Sunday.

But as the Bishop of Rome, his actual seat is in a church on the other side of Rome called St. John Lateran. Religion. A visit to the Pope's lesser-known home church. May 3, 2025 8:04 AM ET.