Published: 09:31, May 19, 2025
Leo XIV officially inaugurated as 267th pope
By Xinhua

Pope Leo XIV delivers the Regina Caeli prayer after a Holy Mass for the Beginning of his Pontificate, in St Peter's square in The Vatican on May 18, 2025. (PHOTO / AFP)

ROME - Leo XIV was officially inaugurated as the pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday.

On May 8, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church during the papal conclave. He has taken the papal name Leo XIV.

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His predecessor, Pope Francis, passed away on April 21.