Catholic Church inaugurates Pope Leo XIV
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At the St. Augustine Cathedral 5:30 p.m. Monday evening, Bishop Lohse and the Kalamazoo Diocese is holding a Mass of Thanksgiving for Pope Leo XIV to "pray for the newly elected Holy Father," Bishop Lohse said.
Were Princess Charlene, Queen Letizia, Queen Mathilde and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa allowed to wear white at Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass? All about the royal rule!
"It's very special, for our country and especially for our city,” a parishioner at the Shrine of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini says on the day that Pope Leo XIV is installed as leader of the Catholic Church.
Amid immigration raids and emptying pews, the Nashville diocese is reminding faithful that they are not required to attend Mass if they fear for their well-being, according to the church’s own teaching and canon law.
Pope Leo XIV has held "cordial" talks with US Vice-President JD Vance, according to the Vatican. It comes a day after Vance - a practicing Catholic - joined other dignitaries and thousands of worshipers at the Pope's inaugural mass on Sunday.