On Could 9, 2025, Pope Leo XIV, the primary American pontiff, celebrated his first Mass as pope within the Sistine Chapel alongside the cardinals who elected him. The historic liturgy, held at 11:00 a.m. native time (5:00 a.m. EDT), was broadcast reside on Vatican Information’s YouTube channel, permitting international viewers to witness the occasion. Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, processed into the chapel carrying white vestments and blessed the cardinals earlier than the altar, with Michelangelo’s The Final Judgment as a backdrop. In his homily, delivered partly in English, he emphasised bearing witness to a “joyful religion in Christ” regardless of settings the place religion is seen as “absurd” or meant for the weak, critiquing reliance on expertise, cash, or energy. He described his function as a “trustworthy administrator” of the treasure entrusted to him by God by the cardinals’ election. Vatican Information and Reuters reported the Mass, noting its significance as Leo XIV’s first official act after his election on Could 8, 2025, following Pope Francis’s dying.
To look at the Mass, go to Vatican Information’s YouTube channel (youtube.com/@VaticanNews), the place the reside broadcast is archived. Alternatively, examine Vatican Information’s web site (vaticannews.va) for video highlights.
