Pope Leo XIV's inaugural mass
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Launching his papacy with a call for reconciliation and communion, Pope Leo XIV formally began his ministry as the successor of St. Peter by calling for
"It's very special, for our country and especially for our city,” a parishioner at the Shrine of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini says on the day that Pope Leo XIV is installed as leader of the Catholic Church.
Prince Edward represented the British royal family as he attended Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass in St. Peter's Square in Rome on Sunday, May 18. British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Foreign Secretary David Lammy were also in attendance.