Pope Leo XIV to hold inaugural mass at St Peter’s Square in front of 250,000

<p>World leaders to attend papal mass in Rome as first US pontiff receives fisher’s ring and wool pallium</p><p>An estimated 250,000 pilgrims and a host of world leaders and royals, including the US vice-president, JD Vance, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, and Britain’s Prince Edward, are expected to attend St Peter’s Square for the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV.</p><p>The service, which begins on Sunday at 10am local time, marks the official start of the papacy of the first US pontiff in the history of the Roman Catholic church.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/18/pope-leo-xiv-to-hold-inaugural-mass-at-st-peters-square-in-front-of-250000">Continue reading...</a>