Pope Leo XIV calls for inauguration in Vatican

Pope Leo 14 During the inauguration Mass at St. Peter's Square, the Catholic Church convened unification at the Catholic Church, and then there were an estimated 150,000 pilgrims, presidents, patriarchs and princes.

Pope Leo Officially opened his thriving, his first popular Xingji Tour through the Piazza, a ceremony that was synonymous with the Pope's global and intermediary lottery draw. The 69-year-old Augustine preacher smiled and waved from the back of the truck.

Pope Leo XIV holds inauguration at St. Peter's Square
Pope Leo Xiv waved the inauguration ceremony to believers on May 18, 2025 at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. Simone Risoluti/Getty Images

During Mass, the Pope seemed suffocated when two valid symbols of the Pope were placed on him- pallium wool stole from his shoulders, a fisherman's ring on his fingers. He turned his hand to look at the ring and sealed it, then held his hand in prayer.

Pope Leo said in his actions that he wanted to be a servant of believers in both aspects of love and unity, so that the church could become a force for world peace.

“I hope our first great aspiration is the United Church, a sign of solidarity and communication, which becomes a leach of a world of reconciliation,” he said. “In this age, we still see too much discord, too much wounds caused by hatred, violence, prejudice, fear of differences and economic paradigms that leverage the resources of the planet and marginalize the poorest.”

Pope Leo XIV holds inauguration at St. Peter's Square
After being elected on May 8, Pope Leo XIV (formerly Robert Francis Prevost) presided over his inauguration at St. Peter's Square. Elisabetta Trevisan / Getty Images

His appeal to solidarity is very important given the polarization of the Catholic Church in the United States and beyond. Vice President JD Vance, The last foreign official met with Pope Francis officials before his deathleads the U.S. delegation to commemorate Pope Leo, born in Chicago. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Several members of Congress joined him.

"Let us build a church built on God's love, a symbol of unity, a missionary church, open our weapons to the world, proclaim the Word, allow ourselves to restlessness in history, and become the leaching of human harmony," Leo said.

Inauguration ceremony of Pope Leo XIV in Vatican
US Vice President JD Vance arrived at St. Peter's Square on May 18, 2025 to attend Pope Leo's celebration of his grand event in the Vatican. Valeria Ferraro/Anadolu via Getty Images

At the end of the Mass, Pope Leo expressed hope that negotiations would bring Ukraine's "Justice and Lasting Peace" And for The people of Gaza - He said children, families and the elderly “reduced to hunger.” Leo took hostages to Hamas from southern Israel on October 7, 2023, just as Francis did when praying for Gaza.

After the Mass, Pope Leo greeted the delegation one by one in the cathedral and enjoyed a proper audience with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Sunday.