Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

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Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass in Sistine Chapel.

Addressing the cardinals in English, he said "you have called me to carry the cross and to be blessed" and asked for their ...

The U.S.-born cleric, who also has a Peruvian citizenship, entered the ornate chapel in the Apostolic Palace, accompanied by ...

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his first Mass, a day after his historic election as the first North American pope in the church’s 2,000-year history.

During Mass for cardinals, Scripture was read in both English and Spanish — a nod to the new pope's missionary work in both ...

It was the first time Leo made public remarks in English, after he spoke in Italian and Spanish only in his first comments ...

Leo XIV urged the Catholic Church to "desperately" counter a lack of faith in his first homily as pope Friday, a day after ...

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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on Friday in the Sistine Chapel. The big picture: During the homily, Leo touched on significance of faith and its meaning in life in the ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV concelebrates Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican the day ...