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First mass celebrated by new Pope Leo XIV begins: Vatican

First mass celebrated by new Pope Leo XIV begins: Vatican
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New Pope Leo XIV began celebrating his first mass as head of the Catholic Church on Friday, a private gathering for cardinals in the Sistine Chapel, according to video footage broadcast by the Vatican.

US-born Robert Francis Prevost will deliver his much-anticipated first homily as pontiff.

 

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