On Sunday morning, May 18, a Mass for the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV will take place in St. Peter's Square ...

Pope Leo XIV will formally begin his ministry as bishop of Rome with a liturgy steeped in tradition and rich in symbolism May ...

The Mass for the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate will mark the official beginning of his ministry as successor of ...

Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass at St. Peter’s Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, ...

Leo XIV, the first ever American pope, condemned the exploitation of the poor and called for unity in the church during his ...

During an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before tens of thousands of people, presidents, patriarchs and princes, Pope ...

The pallium is a kind of ceremonial stole and collar ... possession of St. John Lateran Basilica — the cathedral of the bishop of Rome — will formalize the start of the new papacy.

The celebration marking the official beginning of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate on May 18 is a solemn liturgy. The rite ...

The pallium is a narrow stole-like vestment with ... where Leo has citizenship and spent many years as missionary and bishop. The presidents of two countries involved in wars that Leo mentioned ...

A round of applause erupted as the pope received the lambswool pallium and put it on for the ... church they lead and the ring of the Pope, as Bishop of Rome, symbolises his “betrothal ...