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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is officially opening his pontificate in a ceremony Sunday that blends ancient ritual, evocative symbols and a nod to modern-day celebrity, all in front of the ...

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Vatican City | Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate as history’s first American pope on Sunday, presiding over an inaugural Mass in Saint Peter’s Square before tens of thousands of people, ...

Pope Leo XIV is officially opening his pontificate in a ceremony Sunday that blends ancient ritual, evocative symbols and a nod to modern-day celebrity, all in front of the presidents, princes and ...

Photo of newly elected Pope Leo XIV (centre) hangs among portraits of bishops of the Diocese of Chiclayo, above one of the late Pope Francis, at the bishop's residence and office in Chiclayo, Peru ...