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Freddie Clayton<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Pope Leo XIV stands beneath the altar in St. Peter’s Square as six cardinals kiss the his ring, in a gesture of obedience.
Freddie Clayton<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines places the ring, a symbol of the pope\u2019s authority, on Leo\u2019s finger. It also marks Leo as the sucessor of St. Peter, the fisherman apostle and first pope, who began his papcy circa 30 AD.
Formerly used as a seal for papal documents, the ring is now a symbol that is broken, destroyed or canceled upon the pontiff\u2019s death.
Zinhle Essamuah<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Reporting from Vatican City
This is how the Vatican describes the papal pallium in the official program:
“Among the liturgical insignia of the Roman Pontiff, one of the most evocative is the pallium made of white wool, symbol of the bishop as the good shepherd and, at the same time, of the Lamb Crucified for the salvation of the human race: the lamb\u2019s wool is meant to represent the lost, sick or weak sheep which the shepherd places on his shoulders and carries to the waters of life.
“The pallium, in its present form, is a straight sash, made of white wool, curved at the center thus allowing if to rest on the shoulders over the chasuble and with two black flaps falling in front and be-hind, so that the vestment reminds one of the letter ‘y.’ It is decorated with six crosses of black silk, one on each end and four on the incurvature, and is decorated in front and on the back, with three pins (acicula) representing the three nails of Christ\u2019s cross.\u201d
Freddie Clayton<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Cardinal Deacon Dominique Mamberti has placed the white wool pallium on Pope Leo\u2019s shoulders, a symbol of the pastoral mission and communion with the universal church.
The pallium\u00a0was woven by the Benedictine nuns of Santa Cecilia in Urbe in Trastevere, Rome. It is made from the wool of two lambs from Trappist monks, who bless the lambs on Jan. 21, during the feast of St. Agnes.
The pallium is fastened with three pins resembling the nails of the cross, and is worn over the shoulders.
Freddie Clayton<\/span><\/span><\/span>
A deacon has read St. John the Baptist\u2019s gospel to the thousands in attendance at St. Peter’s Square, chanting in Latin.
The same gospel, venerated with incense, will now be chanted in Greek.
Freddie Clayton<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Standing before an altar erected outside St Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV prays as the mass begins.
\u201cBrothers and sisters, on this day made by the Lord, we renew the memory of our baptism through the sign of this water,\u201d said Pope Leo XIV, in Latin.
The choir’s voices soar and echo through St. Peter’s Square.
Zinhle Essamuah<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Reporting from Vatican City
Leo was met with cheers from the crowd across St. Peter’s Square as he emerged from\u00a0the\u00a0basilica for the mass.
Zinhle Essamuah<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Reporting from Vatican City
When Ukrainian president Vlodomyr Zelenskyy arrived, many of the bishops stood, as well as many members of the ecumenical delegation on stage right.
Freddie Clayton<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Pope Leo XIV, with his cardinals and clergy, walks in procession through the Basilica and into St. Peter\u2019s Square, where tens of thousands are standing in silent prayer as he emerges.
The pallium and Fisherman\u2019s Ring, brought up from the crypt, are carried with them. The procession is shrouded in incense, a symbol of the faithful’s prayers rising up to God.
Freddie Clayton<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural mass is now underway as he descends to pray at St. Peter’s tomb inside the Basilica.
Freddie Clayton<\/span><\/span><\/span>
JD Vance and his wife Usha could be seen walking into St. Peter’s Square about 10 minutes before the mass was due to start at 10 a.m. local time.
His motorcade arrived at the Vatican along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife, Jeanette Rubio.
Alex Holmes<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Reporting from Vatican City
Nico Zanarini, 27, converted to Catholicism this year and said he was “buzzing” thinking about seeing the pope.
He came from an earlier mass this morning at St. Augustine Church, straight to St. Peter’s Square, saying he “couldn\u2019t miss it,” and that it was “God’s plan” for him to be here in Rome.
Zanarini said it was surreal the pope is American, and believes Catholicism in America will only grow because of it.
Freddie Clayton<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Diplomacy is at the sidelines, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Saturday with Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Vatican\u2019s peace envoy, to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.
Rubio thanked the Holy See for its willingness to be involved in the peace process and said the Vatican could be a potential venue for Russia-Ukraine talks, as it\u2019s “certainly a place where I think both sides would be comfortable coming.”
Rubio also met with Vatican officials including Pietro Parolin and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican\u2019s Secretary for Relations with States.
Freddie Clayton<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Pope Leo XIV has entered St Peter’s Square where thousands of people have gathered to greet him. People are cheering and waving as he weaves his way through the masses.
There are flags from all over the world being held aloft, including, Colombia, Nigeria, Honduras, Venezuela, and his native United States.
Pope Leo XIV also holds Peruvian citizenship, and there are dozens of Peruvian flags in the crowd too.
Freddie Clayton<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Pope Leo XIV is standing in the back of his popemobile, smiling and waving to crowds lining the streets as he is driven slowly towards St. Peter’s Square.
Tens of thousands of people have gathered in the streets to catch a glimpse of the new pope, with some trying their best to run alongside the vehicle to get a second look.
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Jean-Nicholas Fievet<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Freddie Clayton<\/span><\/span><\/span>
JD Vance visited the tomb of Pope Francis at the Basilica of St. Mary Major yesterday.
“He was beloved by many Catholics around the world, and I hope you will join me in praying for the repose of his soul,” Vance posted on X, alongside photos of the tomb.
Vance briefly met with Pope Francis on Easter, the day before he died.
NBC News<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Freddie Clayton<\/span><\/span><\/span>
The eyes of the world are fixed on Vatican City today ahead of the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV.
In St. Peter\u2019s Square, thousands of faithful and dignitaries are set to assemble to witness the timeless ceremony. The new Pope will receive the Fisherman\u2019s ring and the pallium, emblems of his religious authority and role as shepherd of the Catholic Church.
The Pontiff is expected to deliver a message centered on peace and unity with world leaders including Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy among the attendees.\u00a0
Freddie Clayton<\/span><\/span><\/span>
More than 150 international delegations are set to attend the ceremony, including monarchs, presidents and ministers. The largest delegations are being sent by the pope’s home countries, Peru and the United States.
Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are leading the U.S. delegation. Vance, who is Catholic, met briefly with Pope Francis shortly before his death last month.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is also expected to attend, as well as Australia\u2019s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, will attend representing King Charles III.
Tens of thousands of pilgrims and religious leaders are also expected to fill St. Peter\u2019s Square.
Freddie Clayton<\/span><\/span><\/span>
The Vatican has made the full libretto<\/a> available.\u00a0
Freddie Clayton<\/span><\/span><\/span>
The Fisherman\u2019s Ring is a signet ring presented to a new pope at his inauguration, as a symbol of his episcopal authority and as the successor of St. Peter, the fisherman apostle and the first pope, who began his papacy around the year 30.
When Pope Francis died,\u00a0Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church,\u00a0took control of the ring. Traditionally, the ring was ceremonially smashed to symbolize the end of a papacy.
Rev. David Collins, an associate professor and the director of Catholic studies at Georgetown University, said the original purpose of destroying the ring was “to prevent forgery and ensure that nobody used the papal ring to seal a false document,\u201d
Ahead of Leo’s inauguration, a new ring will have been struck bearing his name surrounding the image of St. Peter casting a fishing net.
Maya Eaglin<\/span><\/span><\/span>
As the first Catholic pope from the United States, Pope Leo XIV has an ancestry that traces back to the Creole and free people of color from Louisiana, illustrating complex and interconnected issues of race and class in American history.
The Creole community emerged in Louisiana due to the blending of cultures there. French, Native American, Spanish, German and descendants of West African countries all cohabitated in the region during the pre-colonial era when France and Spain owned the Louisiana territory.
\u201cHis rise is not just a religious milestone, it\u2019s a historical affirmation,\u201d genealogist and former official Louisiana state archivist Alex DaPaul Lee said of the man previously known as Cardinal Robert Prevost.
In terms of how Pope Leo\u2019s family ended up in Illinois, Lee said his family was likely part of the hundreds of other Louisiana Creoles who migrated north during the first wave of the Great Migration in the early 1900s.
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