In first homily as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV calls for missionary church in a secular age
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV concelebrates Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican the day after his election as 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Friday, May 9, 2025. (Vatican Media)
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — 'Through the ministry of Peter, you have called me to carry the cross and to be blessed with that mission,' he told the cardinals who had elected him.
