{"id":26481,"date":"2025-05-18T12:06:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T12:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-unity-in-inaugural-mass-at-the-vatican\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T12:06:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T12:06:15","slug":"pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-unity-in-inaugural-mass-at-the-vatican","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-unity-in-inaugural-mass-at-the-vatican\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo XIV calls for unity in inaugural Mass at the Vatican"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/feature\/pope-leo-xiv-the-first-american-pope\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Pope Leo XIV <\/a><\/span>called for unity in the Catholic Church during his inaugural mass in St. Peter&#8217;s Square before an estimated 150,000 pilgrims, presidents, patriarchs and princes.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/new-pope-robert-prevost-pope-leo-xiv\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Pope Leo<\/a><\/span> officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza, a rite of passage that has become synonymous with the papacy&#8217;s global reach and mediatic draw. The 69-year-old Augustinian missionary smiled and waved from the back of the truck.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/18\/236b7ff6-63f1-4007-8157-dd2e28819c6c\/thumbnail\/620x413\/9c9ddc87b4eb517b48a29659a9ed3c0f\/gettyimages-2215692616.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91#\" alt=\"Pope Leo XIV Holds Inauguration Mass In St. Peter's Square \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/18\/236b7ff6-63f1-4007-8157-dd2e28819c6c\/thumbnail\/620x413\/9c9ddc87b4eb517b48a29659a9ed3c0f\/gettyimages-2215692616.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/18\/236b7ff6-63f1-4007-8157-dd2e28819c6c\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/0e92a3a7d088b0fbdad7ca445c963191\/gettyimages-2215692616.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Pope Leo XIV waves to the faithful in St. Peter&#8217;s Square for the Inauguration Mass on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Simone Risoluti \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During the Mass, the pontiff appeared to choke up when the two potent symbols of the papacy were placed on him \u2013 the pallium woolen stole over his shoulders and the fisherman&#8217;s ring on his finger. He turned his hand to look at the ring and seal and then clasped his hands in front of him in prayer.<\/p>\n<p>In his homily, Pope Leo said he wanted to be a servant to the faithful through the two dimensions of the papacy, love and unity, so that the church could be a force for peace in the world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would like that our first great desire be for a united church, a sign of unity and communion, which becomes a leaven for a reconciled world,&#8221; he said. &#8220;In this our time, we still see too much discord, too many wounds caused by hatred, violence, prejudice, the fear of difference, and an economic paradigm that exploits the Earth&#8217;s resources and marginalizes the poorest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/18\/d037d3bc-7098-4007-92be-9e8ab67860b4\/thumbnail\/620x414\/fe8589f1a16a158800fcce1e1c25691a\/gettyimages-2215692907.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91#\" alt=\"Pope Leo XIV Holds Inauguration Mass In St. Peter's Square \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/18\/d037d3bc-7098-4007-92be-9e8ab67860b4\/thumbnail\/620x414\/fe8589f1a16a158800fcce1e1c25691a\/gettyimages-2215692907.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/18\/d037d3bc-7098-4007-92be-9e8ab67860b4\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/26e0875b259c598e667779a93812c022\/gettyimages-2215692907.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Pope Leo XIV (formerly Robert Francis Prevost) presided over his inauguration mass in St Peter&#8217;s Square after his election on May 8th.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Elisabetta Trevisan \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His call for unity was significant, given the polarization in the Catholic Church in the United States and beyond. Vice President JD Vance, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/jd-vance-vatican-pietro-parolin-migrants-prisoners\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">one of the last foreign officials to meet Pope Francis before he died<\/a><\/span>, led the U.S. delegation honoring the Chicago-born Pope Leo.\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/rubio-says-u-s-will-find-out-if-russia-is-tapping-us-along-soon-amid-push-for-ceasefire-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Secretary of State Marco Rubio<\/a><\/span> and multiple members of Congress joined him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let us build a church founded on God&#8217;s love, a sign of unity, a missionary church that opens its arms to the world, proclaims the word, allows itself to be made restless by history, and becomes a leaven of harmony for humanity,&#8221; Leo said, referencing some of the themes of Francis&#8217; pontificate as well.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/18\/95781483-78d6-4534-8e46-92980a75ba40\/thumbnail\/620x413\/dd2d47abf7a1f7e0f98f2f8d983e8cc2\/gettyimages-2215130090.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91#\" alt=\"Pope Leo XIV's inauguration Mass at the Vatican \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/18\/95781483-78d6-4534-8e46-92980a75ba40\/thumbnail\/620x413\/dd2d47abf7a1f7e0f98f2f8d983e8cc2\/gettyimages-2215130090.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/18\/95781483-78d6-4534-8e46-92980a75ba40\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/068d711f17807d2483c3703d7ee0351a\/gettyimages-2215130090.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrives at St. Peter&#8217;s Square for Pope Leo XIV&#8217;s celebration of the Mass for the inauguration of his pontificate in the Vatican, on May 18, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Valeria Ferraro\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the end of the Mass, Pope Leo expressed hope for negotiations to bring a\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-leo-xiv-first-sunday-blessing-no-more-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">&#8220;just and lasting peace&#8221; in Ukraine<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and offered prayers for\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/israel-gaza-conflict\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">the people of Gaza<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u2014 children, families and elderly who are &#8220;reduced to hunger,&#8221; he said. Leo made no mention of hostages taken by Hamas from southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, as Francis usually did when praying for Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>After the Mass, Pope Leo greeted the delegations one by one in the basilica and had proper audiences scheduled on Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Peruvian President Dina Boluarte.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation component--type-recirculation-collection\">\n<div class=\"component__heading-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"component__title\">Pope Leo XIV: The First American Pope<br \/>\n                          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/feature\/pope-leo-xiv-the-first-american-pope\/?intcid=CNI-00-10aaa3a\" class=\"component__view-more component__view-more--lg\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><br \/>\n                More<br \/>\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"icon__caret-right\" 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