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Vatican live updates: Pope Leo XIV urges rejection of hatred and division at his inaugural mass
Pope Leo XIV will preside over his inaugural mass today in front of St Peter’s Basilica, which marks the formal start of his ...
At Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass and beyond, Jewish leaders show hope in Jewish-Catholic relations
Jewish leaders got front seats at Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass. An American rabbi there, and other Jewish representatives ...
Pope Leo XIV calls for unity and 'missionary spirit' during inaugural mass at Vatican
An open-topped popemobile carrying Pope Leo XIV drove through St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday morning, ahead of ...
Tears, prayers in St. Peter's Square as Augustinian from Chicago is installed as Pope Leo XIV
It’s just remarkable to see someone I know as the pope,” said the Rev. Joe Roccasalva, an Augustinian priest who grew up in ...
Pope Leo XIV offers message of unity for polarized Catholic Church as pontificate officially starts
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first ...
Pope Leo, Taking Helm of a Divided Church, Urges Unity
Presiding over a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, Leo was inaugurated as the first American pope, in a ceremony filled ...
‘How absurd is that?’: Pope Leo XIV, once just a Villanova student named Bob, is a Wildcats basketball fan
Whitey Rigsby had just landed in Chicago to attend a Villanova function and was still on the plane when his wife, Becky, ...
Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass is filled with symbolism. Here’s what you need to know
Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass at St. Peter’s Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, ...