Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at tomb of St. Peter before greeting the masses for his noon blessing
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Pope Leo XIV appears at the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica for his first Sunday blessing after his election, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 11, 2025.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Pope Leo XIV appears at the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica for his first Sunday blessing after his election, in St. Peters Square at the Vatican, Sunday May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Leo XIV appears at the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica for his first Sunday blessing after his election, in St. Peters Square at the Vatican, Sunday May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Leo XIV waives from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica overlooking St. Peter's Square where tens of thousands of faithful gathered at noon to receive the first traditional Sunday blessing after his election on Thursday and to pray the Regina Caeli, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP)Pope Leo XIV appears at the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica for his first Sunday blessing after his election, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 11, 2025.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Pope Leo XIV appears at the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica for his first Sunday blessing after his election, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 11, 2025.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)