Pope Leo XIV calls for global peace in first mass as pontiff

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Pope Leo XIV officially began his pontificate on Sunday (May 18), making history as the first American to lead the Catholic Church.  Presiding over his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before tens of thousands of faithful, world leaders, patriarchs, and dignitaries, the 69-year-old Augustinian missionary delivered a powerful call for global peace.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/375t3t4u  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Pope Leo XIV officially began his pontificate on Sunday, making history as the first American

00:10Pope. He presided over his inaugural Mass in St. Peter's Square before tens of thousands

00:16of faithful, along with world leaders, patriarchs, and dignitaries.

00:20The 69-year-old Augustinian missionary launched the day's celebration with a tour through

00:37the square in the Popemobile, a now iconic rite that underscores the papacy's global reach

00:43and personal connection with the people. Following the tour, Pope Leo prayed at the

00:48tomb of St. Peter beneath the basilica's main altar, paying homage to the first Pope before

00:54returning to the piazza to celebrate Mass. Speaking after the Mass, Leo issued a passionate plea

01:00for global peace.

01:02In the joy of faith and communion, we cannot forget the brothers and sisters who suffer

01:11due to the war.

01:14Children, the children, the families, the elderly, the survived, are reduced to the fame.

01:23In Myanmar, new hostilities have destroyed young innocent lives.

01:30Pope Leo is scheduled to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later in the afternoon.

01:45Zelensky was among numerous world leaders who traveled to Rome to attend the inaugural Mass.

01:51Pope Leo is also expected to hold talks with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, though no official

01:58time has been announced.

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