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Pope Leo XIV leads his first mass as leader of the Catholic church
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV (centre) leaves after concelebrating Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican the day after his election as 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, May 9, 2025
POPE Leo XIV presided over his first mass as head of the Catholic church today, following his election by cardinals the evening before.
Previously known as Robert Prevost, the new pontiff is the first north American leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.
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