Pope Leo XIV | Photo Credit: Alessandra Tarantino

The theme of Leo’s papacy:

“I would like that our first great desire be for a united church, a sign of unity and communion, which becomes a leaven for a reconciled world,” he said. “In this our time, we still see too much discord, too many wounds caused by hatred, violence, prejudice, the fear of difference, and an economic paradigm that exploits the Earth’s resources and marginalizes the poorest.”

Feature:

• Vatican City, Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world
• Offering a message of communion during an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square
• Pilgrims, presidents, patriarchs and princes.
• Two potent symbols of the papacy were placed on him — the lambswool stole over his shoulders and the fisherman’s ring on his finger.