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Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as Pope Francis’ successor
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1:42Now PlayingWearing white vestments, Leo processed into the Sistine Chapel and blessed the cardinals as he approached the altar and Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment” behind it.
He delivered the opening prayers and hymns in Latin, and women read the initial Scripture readings.
Addressing the cardinals in English, he said “you have called me to carry the cross and to be blessed” and asked for their help to spread the Catholic faith.
It was the first time Leo made public remarks in English, after he spoke in Italian and Spanish only in his first comments from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday.
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