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. The ceremony – before tens of thousands of people, ...

That same day, the Pope also prayed at the Basilica of St. Mary Major at the tomb of his immediate ... for healing. Pope Leo XIV’s predecessor Leo XIII also had a strong devotion to Mary.

Pope Leo XIV took his first popemobile ride through St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, greeting the tens of thousands of people who joined presidents, patriarchs and princes for the formal installation ...

Tens of thousands of people streamed into St. Peter's Square early Sunday to inaugurate Pope Leo XIV 's pontificate, joining presidents and princes in celebrating history's first American pope with a ...

The image of the Virgin is said to have miraculously appeared on a wall of the church in 1467 It was much loved by Leo XIII, whose name lineage the new pope chose ... is the tomb of St. Peter ...

Pope Leo said in his homily. “The heart of the Gospel is the love of God that makes us brothers and sisters. With my predecessor Leo XIII, we can ask ourselves today: If this criterion ‘were ...

Vice President JD Vance meets Pope Leo XIII in Vatican City have a gift exchange to celebrate the change in leadership.

Presiding over a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, Leo was inaugurated as the first American pope, in a ceremony ... to what tradition holds is the tomb of St. Peter to pray.

the Pope confirmed he took the name to honor Pope Leo XIII, who he said 'addressed the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution.' Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims ...

Echoing Leo XIII, he asked: if love prevailed ... JD Vance visited the tomb of Pope Francis at the Basilica of St. Mary Major yesterday. "He was beloved by many Catholics around the world ...

He paid tribute to his predecessors Pope Francis, who died on 21 April, and Pope Leo XIII, who was head of the ... Pic: AP The pontiff first prayed at the tomb of St Peter, considered to be ...