Pope Leo XIV Delivers First Angelus Blessing in St. Peter's Square

Pope Leo XIV Delivers First Angelus Blessing in St. Peter's Square

by Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – With a huge and festive crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV led his first Sunday recitation of the “Regina Coeli” prayer and urged all Catholics to pray for vocations, especially to the priesthood and religious life. Before the pope appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica May 11, the crowd was entertained by dozens of marching bands and folkloristic dance troupes who had marched…