Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, called for peace in Gaza and Ukraine at his inaugural mass.

Pope Leo XIV spoke in front of 200,000 people during his inaugural mass on Sunday, speaking on messages of unity and those ...

Among the powerful figures in the crowd? King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain, Queen Mathilde and King Philippe of ...

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

Pope Leo XIV and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were expected to meet following the pope's inaugural mass The College of Cardinals voted Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, as Vicar of ...

VATICAN CITY — Global dignitaries and faith leaders from around the world will gather in Vatican City on Sunday as Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV presides over his inauguration Mass, which will ...

Vice President JD Vance is headed back to Vatican City for Pope Leo XIV's inaugural Mass, a week after the first American ...

Pope Leo XIV was elected pontiff on May 8. Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, will celebrate his inaugural mass on Sunday, according to the Vatican. The mass ...

Pope Leo XIV tours St. Peter's Square in his popemobile at the Vatican prior to the inaugural Mass of his pontificate, May 18, 2025. He called for the world's 1.4 billion Catholics to embrace a ...

David Ramos/Getty Images Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, presided over his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday in front of a crowd of tens of thousands. World leaders including ...

In his homily, Pope Leo said he wanted to be a servant to the faithful through the two dimensions of the papacy, love and unity, so that the church could be a force for peace in the world.