Open Popemobile that brought Pope Leo Xiv drove on Sunday morning through the St. Peter field in the Vatican, where thousands of people had gathered in front of the Mass inauguration of the newly selected American Pope.
Pope Leo XIV greets the crowd from Popemobile in front of the Holy Mass for the beginning of its paption, at the St. Peter field in the Vatican on May 18, 2025.
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Mass, called the Holy Mass for the beginning of Pontificate, will begin in the Vatican city on Sunday at 10 am local time, said the Vatican press office.
Pope Leo XIV on his Popemobile tour St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican before the mass inauguration of his pap, Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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ABC News’ Megan Forrester contributed to this report.