Mass, Pope Leo XIV
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Catholic students from around the region joined together to honor Pope Leo XIV and celebrate its historical significance.
ANALYSIS: Through his words, gestures and even liturgical picks, the new Pope is synthesizing what came before him.
The pontiff, who was elected in a conclave that ended last Thursday, will be officially installed as the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Roman Catholics at a mass in St. Peter's Square on Sunday.
Some conservatives and traditionalist Catholics are cautiously optimistic over the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, hopeful he will return doctrinal rigor to the papacy, even as progressives sense he will continue Pope Francis’ reformist agenda.
The pontiff held his first meeting with the news media at the Vatican and called on reporters to choose “the path of communication in favor of peace.”
During her show on Friday, the conservative podcast host said she wasn’t surprised that the new pope had disapproved of several Trump policies in the past, since most Catholics are
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited Pope Leo XIV to Ukraine. During their first phone chat, Zelensky thanked him for supporting peace.