Pope Leo XIV is currently celebrating his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.
This comes day after Pope Leo became the first North American head of the Catholic Church.
Many will be watching out for signs indicating the kind of pope he will be.
Pope Leo XIV’s first Mass has just started with the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.
What to know about Pope Leo XIV
Wearing 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.
Pope Leo was active on the social media platform X before he became a pontiff.
Some of the articles he shared have made waves because they criticised the United States President Donald Trump administration and how Vice President JD Vance chose to interpret the Catholic doctrine.
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