US EditionPope Leo XIV Takes His First Popemobile Ride Through St. Peter's Square Ahead of Installation
- Pope Leo XIV, history's first American pope, took his first popemobile ride through St. Peter's Square on May 18, 2025, ahead of his installation mass attended by 150,000 people.
- His May 8 election followed a remarkably quick 24-hour conclave amid polarization in the Catholic Church, with his call for unity gaining particular significance.
- During the inaugural Mass in St. Peter's Square, Leo received the pallium and fisherman's ring symbolizing his pastoral role and offered messages of love, communion, and hopes for peace in Ukraine and Gaza.
- American pilgrims like seminarian Ethan Menning celebrated by displaying the US flag bought at a truck stop, while Kalen Hill described the moment as powerful and emotional for American Catholics.
- Leo's papacy starts with a pledge to serve the faithful through love and unity, aiming for a Catholic Church that becomes a global sign of peace and reconciliation.
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The Popecast - First Things
The editors discuss the first days of the pontificate of Leo XIV, the first American pope. Then, a report on the pope’s brothers. Rusty Reno, editor Dan Hitchens, and Virginia Aabram join Julia Yost. The conversation is embedded below. For your long-term convenience, follow us on SoundCloud or subscribe via Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Image via AP/Andrew Medichini The post The Popecast appeared first on First Things.
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Pope Leo XIV greets crowds in St. Peter’s Square from the popemobile on Sunday, May 18, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA ACI Prensa Staff, May 19, 2025 / 12:03 pm (CNA). From a portable throne carried on the shoulders of attendants to state-of-the-art electric cars, the pope’s means of transportation have evolved considerably over time, reflecting changes in the Church, technology, and the world.For centuries, pontiffs used the “sedia gestatori…
Pope Leo XIV takes first ride in popemobile, offers message of healing at inaugural Mass
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first American pope offered a message of healing during an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before an estimated 200,000 pilgrims, presidents, patriarchs and princes.
Pope Leo XIV greets thousands in first popemobile ride on morning of inaugural Mass
VATICAN CITY // An hour ahead of his inaugural Mass May 18, Pope Leo XIV took his first journey in the open-air popemobile through St. Peter’s… The post Pope Leo XIV greets thousands in first popemobile ride on morning of inaugural Mass appeared first on CatholicVote org.
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