Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate as history’s first American pope on Sunday, presiding over an inaugural Mass ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate as history’s first American pope on Sunday, presiding over an ...

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle will present the Ring of the Fisherman to Pope Leo XIV during his inauguration mass at the ...

The leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, who was elected by the cardinals on May 9, 2025, was officially inaugurated on Sunday, May 18, 2025, nine days after his election.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, vowed on Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...

The 69-year-old pope offered a message of communion during an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before 150,000 people, ...

The ring, which becomes Leo’s official seal, harks back to Jesus’ call ... of communion during an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before an estimated 200,000 pilgrims, presidents ...

He turned his hand to look at the ring and seal and then clasped his hands in front of him in prayer. U.S. Vice President JD Vance, one of the last foreign officials to see Pope Francis before he ...