US EditionNew Pope Vows to Preserve Church Heritage, Rejects Autocratic Rule
- Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff born in Chicago, was officially installed on May 18, 2025, in St. Peter's Square before about 200,000 people.
- His election on May 8 followed a brief 24-hour conclave and came after Pope Francis’s 12-year tenure marked by tension with traditionalists.
- During his inaugural Mass, Leo emphasized love, unity, and peace, invoking Saint Augustine and offering a message opposing autocratic rule within the Church.
- Leo pledged to preserve the Church’s heritage, called for a united Church as a “leaven for a reconciled world,” and wore traditional papal garments pleasing conservatives.
- His papacy signals continuity with Francis’s social concerns, highlights Church unity amid global discord, and rejects dominion in favor of serving the faithful with humility.
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New Pope vows to preserve church heritage, rejects autocratic rule
Pope Leo XIV formally began his reign on Sunday by reaching out to conservatives who felt orphaned under his predecessor, calling for unity, vowing to preserve the Catholic Church's heritage and not rule like "an autocrat". After a first ride in the popemobile through an estimated crowd of up to 200,000 in St. Peter's Square and surrounding streets, Leo was officially installed as the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church at an outdoor Mass…
Pope Leo XIV vows to work for unity so that Catholic Church becomes symbol of peace
Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, offering a message of communion during an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before an estimated 200,000 pilgrims, presidents, patriarchs and princes.
Pope Leo Urges Unity for Divided Church, Vows Not To Be ‘Autocrat’
Pope Leo XIV waves to the faithful from the popemobile ahead of his inaugural Mass in Saint Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, May 18, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo Pope Leo XIV formally began his reign on Sunday by reaching out to conservatives who felt orphaned under his predecessor, calling for unity, vowing to preserve the Catholic Church’s heritage and not rule like “an autocrat.” After a first ride in the popemobile through an esti…
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FULL TEXT: Pope Leo XIV’s homily at inaugural Mass beginning his Petrine ministry
Pope Leo XIV acknowledged divisions among the faithful with a call for fraternal communion and unity in the homily at his inaugural Mass in St. Peter's Square on May 18, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Rome Newsroom, May 18, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV delivered this homily at the Mass for the Initiation of the Petrine Ministry in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, May 18, after being elected the 266th successor of St. Peter on May 8. Dear …
Enthronement of Leo XIV inaugurates his Pontificate of love and unity
The religious ceremony lasted from 10:00 to 12:08 local time, with the presence of 156 foreign delegations, numerous heads of state and government and the attendance of more than 250 thousand people, present from very early in the place. The new Pontiff greeted the attendees with a tour in the popemobile among the crowd. Before the Eucharistic celebration, the Pope moved, together with the Patriarchs of the Eastern Churches, to the tomb of St. P…
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