COMMENTARY: Papal initiation homilies have long served as ... (photo: Sean Gallup / Getty Images) Father Raymond J. de Souza Commentaries May 16, 2025 Pope Leo XIV will solemnly inaugurate his ...

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With a liturgy steeped in tradition and rich in symbolism May 18, Pope Leo XIV formally began his ministry as bishop of Rome.