With first ride in a popemobile, Leo XIV starts big inaugural ceremony before tens of thousands
Faithful attend as Pope Leo XIV holds his inaugural Mass inaugural in Saint Peter's Square, at the Vatican, May 18, 2025. (Reuters)
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