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The Conclave Election announcement of Pope Leo XIV drew a massive crowd to Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican on Thursday, May 8, 2025.

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Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on May 9, the day after stunning the world as the first pope from the United States in the Church's history.

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Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his first Mass, a day after his historic election as the first North American pope in the church’s 2,000-year history.

The conclave chose American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to be the next pope on Thursday, and Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass as pope Friday at the Sistine Chapel.