Chicago Tribune photographer Brian Cassella captures the scene ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s installation in Vatican City.

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Pope Leo XIV is officially opening his pontificate in a ceremony on Sunday that blends ancient ritual, evocative symbols and ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff for the Roman Catholic Church, will celebrate his inaugural mass on Sunday, ...

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Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, will be formally inaugurated on Sunday with a mass in St. Peter’s Square.

Pope Leo XIV will receive a wide range of gifts and benefits during his inauguration in Vatican City this Sunday ...

The mass, which will get underway from 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. ET) in St. Peter’s Basilica and Square in Vatican City, will formally install Pope Leo, who was born in Chicago, as the leader of ...

Sunday's mass will mark the official start of Pope Leo's papacy. He is expected to ride through the square in the popemobile for the first time.

The deputy chairman, who is heading the Indian delegation to Vatican City for the inauguration, will call on the new Pope, it is learnt. The meeting Is likely to be after the inauguration., India News ...