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Sunday, May 18, 2025
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Sunday, May 18, 2025
Pope Leo XIV makes 1st tour of St Peter’s Square in his popemobile
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Pope Leo XIV greets the crowd from the popemobile before a Holy mass for the beginning of his pontificate, in St Peter's square in The Vatican on May 18, 2025. (Tiziana FABI / AFP)
Pope Leo XIV makes his first tour of St. Peter’s Square in his popemobile, smiling and waving to the crowds gathered for his inauguration mass 10 days after his election.
The Catholic Church’s first US-born pontiff, 69, stands in the white vehicle as it drives among tens of thousands of flag-waving and cheering pilgrims at the Vatican.
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