Pope Leo XIV offers a message of love and togetherness in inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square
Pope Leo XIV offered a message of love and unity during an inaugural Mass on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square before an estimated 200,000 pilgrims, presidents, patriarchs and kings.
A woman waves a United States flag ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s official inauguration of his pontificate with a Mass in St. Peter’s Square attended by heads of state, royalty and ordinary faithful, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (Updatix Photo/Andrew Medichini)