Watch live: Pope Leo XIV to deliver first Sunday noon blessing

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11-05-2025

Pope Leo XIV will give his first Sunday noon blessing since being elected as the first U.S.-born pope in the Catholic Church's 2,000-year history.
The Chicago-born 69-year-old Augustinian missionary has a busy few days ahead of him as he takes on his official pope duties.
On Sunday, he is set to deliver the blessing from the loggia of Saint Peter's Basilica and attend an audience with the media on Monday in the Vatican auditorium.
What's next
Leo will be formally installed as pope at a Mass on May 18 and will preside over his first general audience May 21.
Meanwhile, he asked all Vatican leaders, who technically lost their jobs when Pope Francis died on April 21, to remain in their posts until he decides definitively on whether to confirm them.
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Pope Leo, born Robert Prevost in 1955, was elected on Thursday afternoon.
Dig deeper
Leo joined the Order of Saint Augustine in 1977 and made his solemn vow in 1981. He earned degrees in mathematics, divinity, and canon law—including a doctorate from the Pontifical College of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome.
Prevost was ordained in 1982 and began his pastoral and academic service in Peru in 1985, where he served in roles such as chancellor, seminary rector, canon law professor, and judicial vicar.
In 1999, Prevost was elected provincial priory of the Augustinians in Chicago, and just a few years later, he became prior general of the worldwide order, serving two terms until 2013.
He then returned to Peru at Pope Francis' request to serve as apostolic administrator—and later bishop—of the Diocese of Chiclayo.
In January 2023, Pope Francis appointed Prevost prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, a powerful Vatican role responsible for episcopal appointments worldwide.
He was made a cardinal in September of the same year.
What they're saying
In his first words, Pope Leo XIV said "Peace be with you."
From the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, he recalled that he was an Augustinian priest, but a Christian above all, and a bishop, "so we can all walk together."
He spoke in Italian and then switched to Spanish, recalling his many years spent as a missionary and then archbishop of Chiclayo, Peru.
The Source
Information for this article was gathered from previous reporting by FOX Local and The Associated Press contributed. This story was reported from Los Angeles.