Although the Pope—formerly known as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost—has presided over his first service for the cardinals, the formal papal inauguration Mass is still more than a week away.

Once the white smoke appears and the new pontiff is introduced from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican moves quickly to coordinate the papal inauguration. Now that Pope Leo XIV has ...

VATICAN CITY, May 9 (Reuters) - Pope Leo XIV's formal inauguration Mass to mark his appointment will take place in St. Peter's Square on Sunday May 18, the Vatican said in a statement on Friday.

Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration mass took place in St. Peter's Square in Rome on Sunday, May 18 Latoya Gayle joined PEOPLE as an Associate Editor in 2024. Her work has previously appeared in The U.S ...

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 ...

Editor’s Note: Pope Leo XIV celebrated his Inaugural Mass with thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square on May 18, 2025. Below is a full transcript of his homily, printed with permission.

Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration ceremony took place in Vatican City earlier today. Many were in attendance, and as tradition goes — when a person is in the presence of a pope, they dress in black ...

At 5:30 a.m. on this latest inauguration day, Wilkes and his assistant Lenny Christopher assumed their positions in a shaky scissor lift as 35 mile-per-hour winds whipped them with freezing rain.

The Nigerian boxing community witnessed a groundbreaking moment as the inaugural Fight Gist 2024 Media Awards held in Lagos, honouring the country’s most outstanding amateur and professional ...

Here are key symbols and steps of the Mass, based on the Vatican's official liturgical book (published in Italian), the "Order of Rites for the Inauguration of the Petrine Ministry of the Bishop ...

Pope Leo XIV's formal inauguration Mass to mark his appointment will occur on Sunday, May 18 at St. Peter's Square, Reuters reported Friday, citing a statement from the Vatican. According to ...

Mr Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the 15-kilometre Apo to Wassa road project is ready for inauguration to celebrate President Bola Tinubu’s second anniversary.