Updated: May 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Pope Leo XIV leads first mass (10 images)
By Wade Sheridan
Pope Leo XIV holds his first mass for the beginning of his pontificate in St Peter's square in the Vatican on Sunday. Vice President JD Vance attended, along with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and Spain's King Felipe VI.
Pope Leo XIV leads a holy mass for the beginning of his pontificate in St Peter's square in the Vatican on May 18, 2025. Photo by Stefano Spaziani/UPI
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Leo XIV said it is "with fear and trembling" that he will seek to serve all people with "faith and joy." Photo by Stefano Spaziani/UPI
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