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Pope Leo XIV Takes His First Popemobile Ride Through St. Peter's Square Ahead of Installation
- Pope Leo XIV, history's first American pope, took his first popemobile ride through St. Peter's Square on May 18, 2025, ahead of his installation Mass in Vatican City.
- His election on May 8 came after a swift 24-hour conclave, occurring amid deep divisions within the Catholic Church both across America and internationally.
- During an inaugural Mass attended by about 150,000 people including presidents and princes, Leo received the pallium and fisherman's ring, symbols of the papacy, and expressed a message of unity and peace.
- Leo expressed his hope that the foremost aspiration would be a church characterized by unity and communion, serving as a catalyst for reconciliation throughout the world. He also prayed for a just peace in Ukraine and for relief for Gaza’s families and children suffering from hunger.
- This event signaled hope for greater church unity and peace, and prompted visible rejoicing among Americans, including young seminarian Ethan Menning who celebrated wrapped in an American flag.
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The Popecast - First Things
The editors discuss the first days of the pontificate of Leo XIV, the first American pope. Then, a report on the pope’s brothers. Rusty Reno, editor Dan Hitchens, and Virginia Aabram join Julia Yost. The conversation is embedded below. For your long-term convenience, follow us on SoundCloud or subscribe via Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Image via AP/Andrew Medichini The post The Popecast appeared first on First Things.
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Pope Leo XIV greets crowds in St. Peter’s Square from the popemobile on Sunday, May 18, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA ACI Prensa Staff, May 19, 2025 / 12:03 pm (CNA). From a portable throne carried on the shoulders of attendants to state-of... [...]
Pope Leo XIV takes first ride in popemobile, offers message of healing at inaugural Mass
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first American pope offered a message of healing during an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before an estimated 200,000 pilgrims, presidents, patriarchs and princes.
Pope Leo XIV greets thousands in first popemobile ride on morning of inaugural Mass
VATICAN CITY // An hour ahead of his inaugural Mass May 18, Pope Leo XIV took his first journey in the open-air popemobile through St. Peter’s… The post Pope Leo XIV greets thousands in first popemobile ride on morning of inaugural Mass appeared first on CatholicVote org.
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