Pope's Inauguration Was an 'Uplifting Moment': Merz

On St. Peter's Square, the new Pontiff will be solemnly introduced to his office. 150,000 people cheer on the American. Not everything he says should please his fellow countryman Donald Trump.

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Rome for the official inauguration of Pope Leo XIV. In his sermon, he criticized the dealings with the poorest and condemned war and unbridled capitalism.

At the conclave in the Vatican, the cardinals agreed on a new pope in the fourth ballot. Robert Francis Prevost is the 267th Pontiff. Today is the official inauguration of Leo XIV. All news in the blog.

Pope's inauguration was an 'uplifting moment': Merz

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has described the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV in St Peter's Square as an "uplifting moment," reported dpa. A practising Catholic, the conservative politician attended the Mass alongside tens of thousands of worshippers and high-ranking representatives from around 150 countries. He wished the new pope a "good and happy hand" in leading the Catholic Church. Merz expressed understanding for the pope's critique of c…

The first sermon of the new Pope was a call for love and unity - and a critique of capitalism.The 267th Pope was introduced to his office with the handing over of the insignia and the divine service in St. Peter's Square. His sermon during the two-hour Mass at the inauguration of the office was a call for love and unity.Right at the beginning of his speech, which can be read on "Vatican News", the new Pope showed himself humbly: "I was chosen wi…

The high pontiff denounced “an economic paradigm that exploits the resources of the earth and marginalizes the poorest” during the Mass that was witnessed by a crowd. Leo XIV set the tone for his pontificate this Sunday in the Vatican by denouncing an economy that exploits nature and marginalizes the poor, [...]