Whoops, waves, tears: Faithful react to Pope Leo's first Sunday blessing in St. Peter's Sqaure
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Faithful wave flags from the United States as they wait for Pope Leo XIV to appear 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/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV speaks from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica from where he delivered his first Sunday blessing since his election to the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square for the traditional Regina Caeli prayer at noon, on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)Notre Dame's architecture college student Wesley Buonerba, wearing a us flag bandanna, does a watercolor sketch of the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica during Pope Leo XIV first Sunday blessing of faithful gathered in the square for the traditional blessing, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell'Orto)Faithful from Chiclayo, Peru, wave flags and react as 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/Bernat Armangue)
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Faithful wave flags from the United States as they wait for Pope Leo XIV to appear 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/Andrew Medichini)