Vatican announces date for enthronement of Pope Leo XIV
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Fri, 09 May 2025 18:05:00 +0300

Pope Leo XIV to be installed as Pope on May 18Pope Leo XIV will be officially installed as Pope during a mass on May 18.
He will hold his first general audience on May 21.
According to the Vatican, Leo has already asked all heads of Vatican offices who technically lost their jobs after the death of Pope Francis to return to work until further notice.
He said he wants to take time for reflection, prayer and dialogue before making any further decisions about their final approval.You have called me to carry this cross and to be blessed by this mission, and I know I can count on each of you to walk with me as we continue as a church, as a community, as friends of Jesus, as believers, to proclaim the good news, to proclaim the Gospel.Recall that on May 7, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church began a conclave to elect a new Pope.
The first attempt to elect a new Pope ended in failure, but yesterday evening the cardinals were still able to elect a new Pope and white smoke appeared over the Sistine Chapel The new Pope was Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost.
For the papal name, he chose the name Leo XIV, and as already mentioned, he became the first American Pope in history.
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