Pope Leo XIV faces packed schedule, inherits many events from Francis

Pope Leo faces packed schedule, inherits events from Francis

Pope Leo XIV has only been in the job one day and already faces a packed schedule of religious services, diplomatic meetings and Holy Year events, many of which were organised for his predecessor Francis. After presiding over a Mass with cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, his next expected public engagement will be a meeting with cardinals on Saturday followed by midday (1000 GMT) prayers on Sunday from the main balcony of St. Peter's Ba…

Pope Leo XIV faces packed schedule, inherits many events from Francis

VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV has only been in the job one day and already faces a packed schedule of religious services, diplomatic meetings, and Holy Year events, many of which were organized for his predecessor Francis. After presiding over a Mass with cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, May 9, his next expected public engagement will be a meeting with cardinals on Saturday, May 10, followed by midday prayers on Sunday, May 11, from the …

Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States, inherits a church with many big problems, from tight budgets to dealing with past sexual abuse scandals and balancing tradition and progress.

The 69-year-old Pontiff will preside over a series of events that will begin today, when he will meet with his cardinals

Pope Leo faces packed schedule, inherits many events from Francis

The formal inauguration Mass for the first U.S. pontiff in the 2,000-year history of the Roman Catholic Church will be held in St. Peter's Square on May 18, the Vatican announced

On Thursday Robert Francis Prevost was elected new Pope, already on Friday as Leo XIV he celebrated his first great Mass in the Vatican, together with Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel. At least for the next two weeks the schedule of the new Catholic Church head is quite full.