Pope Leo XIV revives the Holy Thursday foot-washing of priests after Francis's inclusive tradition
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Pope Leo XIV washes and kisses the feet of 12 Roman priests during the Missa in Caena Domini, the Mass of the Lord's Supper, on Catholic Holy Thursday in St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV washes and kisses the feet of 12 Roman priests during the Missa in Caena Domini, the Mass of the Lord's Supper, on Catholic Holy Thursday in St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV presides over the Missa in Caena Domini, the Mass of the Lord's Supper, on Catholic Holy Thursday in St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV washes and kisses the feet of 12 Roman priests during the Missa in Caena Domini, the Mass of the Lord's Supper, on Catholic Holy Thursday in St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV presides over the Missa in Caena Domini, the Mass of the Lord's Supper, on Catholic Holy Thursday in St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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Pope Leo XIV washes and kisses the feet of 12 Roman priests during the Missa in Caena Domini, the Mass of the Lord's Supper, on Catholic Holy Thursday in St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)