Chicago Tribune photographer Brian Cassella captures the scene ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s installation in Vatican City.

The Mass for the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate will mark the official beginning of his ministry as successor of ...

The mass, which will get underway from 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. ET) in St. Peter’s Basilica and Square in Vatican City, will formally install Pope Leo, who was born in Chicago, as the leader of ...

This will be Leo's opportunity to lay out the type of pope he will be. But these solemn religious ceremonies are also huge ...

Sunday’s Mass for the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate will mark the official beginning of his ministry as successor of Peter and bishop of Rome.

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Cardinal Robert Prevost's personal trainer discovered his true identity only after the conclave. Valerio Masella, who had ...

A new photo of Leo XIV stands by frescoes representing past papal visits to a Virgin Mary icon in the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good Counsel, commemorating where he prayed two days after being ...

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Receiving a new signet ring and visiting a tomb before the Mass starts are just some of the details of Leo XIV’s inauguration ...