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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on Friday, presiding in the Sistine Chapel with the cardinals who elected him to succeed Pope Francis and follow in his social justice-minded footsteps.

Wearing white vestments, Leo processed into the Sistine Chapel and blessed the cardinals as he approached the altar and Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment” behind it.

It was in the same frescoed chapel that Leo, the Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost, was elected Thursday afternoon as the 267th pope and the first from the United States.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass on Friday after his historic election as the first North American pope, meeting with the cardinals who chose him to lead the Catholic Church and follow in Pope Francis’ social justice-minded footsteps.


Leo, the Chicago-born Augustinian missionary Robert Prevost, surprised the world Thursday when he emerged on the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica as the 267th pontiff, overcoming the traditional prohibition against a pope from the United States.

https://apnews.com/article/vatican-pope-prevost-leo-cardinals-1c1752bacc935c02af5f839a05de9a39


https://x.com/vanguardngrnews/status/1920796318038884402

Ave Maria, Nlfpmod.

Habemus Papem; Leo XIV

Nice

Pope fits him well

Congratulations

All the best in his new reign

Peace unto the world

Oya na. Popayyy! I will your lordship with one tubber yam.

🌝🇺🇸

Thank you papal for honouring the call and accepting this heavy duty...

May our mother Mary continue to strengthen you to execute your positive mission to the church ⛪️ 🙏

Nice

Leo Messi fan? i understand John, Benedict, Peter, Clement, Paul and co. Why change your name to Leo in the name of "christianing"?

Hopefully it worked out well

new can be good

CONGRATULATIONS

Trump obviously knew that he would be elected that is why he posted that AI image, if you think that was just a coincidence and not him codedly ing a message I don't even know what to tell you. That makes me question the so called secrecy of the conclave.

I my "American Pope " prediction

planetx:
Trump obviously knew that he would be elected that is why he posted that AI image, if you think that was just a coincidence and not him codedly ing a message I don't even know what to tell you. That makes me question the so called secrecy of the conclave.

Keep questioning, what you don't know is bigger than you

Congratulations

Pope with the steeze

planetx:
Trump obviously knew that he would be elected that is why he posted that AI image, if you think that was just a coincidence and not him codedly ing a message I don't even know what to tell you. That makes me question the so called secrecy of the conclave.

There's nothing secretive about conclave anymore. Maybe it was so several centuries ago..
Now It's purely political and vested interests.
Popes nowadays aren't selected cos of their faith but how useful they are in propagating the messages of their paymasters..
A few cardinals are being groomed to take over from this Pope. They are called the Chosen ones or the Preferred Ones. So there's nothing like surprise selection.
Don't be surprised there's already a replacement for this Pope amongst the College of Cardinals just waiting for him to kpai.
Even his code name has been selected beforehand.
Everything is arrange now... especially Pope selection..

I see these people as another kind of religion

I pity the followers. You can almost see the deceit in their faces.

If you carefully study these things you'll see...

Religion... Mehn!

Long live the Pope

Habameus papam

planetx:
Trump obviously knew that he would be elected that is why he posted that AI image, if you think that was just a coincidence and not him codedly ing a message I don't even know what to tell you. That makes me question the so called secrecy of the conclave.

Congratulations habameus papam....gracia sagamus

BeginsAtHome:
I my "American Pope " prediction