Photo gallery: Pope Leo XIV at his inaugural Mass at the Vatican

Pope Leo XIV, on his popemobile, excursions St. Peter’s Sq. on the Vatican previous to the inaugural Mass of his hold forth, Sunday, Might 18, 2025. (Andrew Medichini)

Pope Leo XIV on his popemobile excursions St. Peter’s Sq. on the Vatican previous to the inaugural Mass of his hold forth, Sunday, Might 18, 2025. (Domenico Stinellis)

Cardinals take their locations through the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV’s hold forth in St. Peter’s Sq. on the Vatican, on Might 18, 2025. (AP Picture/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Pope Leo XIV, on his popemobile, backside, excursions St. Peter’s Sq. on the Vatican previous to the inaugural Mass of his hold forth, on Might 18, 2025. (AP Picture/Domenico Stinellis)

Vice President JD Vance and Second Girl Usha Vance attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV’s hold forth in St. Peter’s Sq. on the Vatican, on Might 18, 2025. (AP Picture/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Pope Leo XIV holds Mass through the formal inauguration of his hold forth in St. Peter’s Sq. attended by heads of state, royalty and odd trustworthy, on Might 18, 2025. (AP Picture/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV with a child on his popemobile as he excursions St. Peter’s Sq. on the Vatican previous to the inaugural Mass of his hold forth, on Might 18, 2025. (AP Picture/Domenico Stinellis)

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, second proper, locations the Ring of the Fisherman on the finger of Pope Leo XIV because the pontiff celebrates a Mass for the formal inauguration of his hold forth in St. Peter’s Sq. on the Vatican, on Might 18, 2025. (AP Picture/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Pope Leo XIV (previously Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost) presided over his inauguration Mass in St. Peter’s Sq. after his election on Might 18th. (Franco Origlia/Getty Photographs)

Pope Leo XIV meets with the Diplomatic Corps previous to his inaugural Mass. (Vatican Media)

Pope Leo XIV sits going through the Diplomatic Corps forward of his inaugural Mass, discusses the subject of household and respect. (Vatican Media)