The mass in St Peter's Square marks the start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church.

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Pope Leo XIV will preside over his inaugural mass today in front of St Peter’s Basilica, which marks the formal start of his ...

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Leo will start the day by taking his first tour through the piazza in the popemobile. The open-topped vehicle has become ...

Live updates and timmeline of Pope Leo XIV's first days as Supreme Pontiff. Follow our live coverage as Pope Leo XIV, first U ...

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 ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance, one of the last foreign officials to see Pope Francis before he died, paid his respects at the ...

VATICAN CITY — (AP) — Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate as history’s first American pope on Sunday, presiding ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney is at the Vatican today, leading a Canadian delegation attending the inaugural mass of Pope Leo ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, is vowing to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...

Tens of thousands of people joined presidents, patriarchs and princes for the formal installation ceremony of history's first ...