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Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile as he tours St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican prior to his inaugural Mass on Sunday. His election appears to have pleased conservative Catholics.

Pope Leo XIV takes his first popemobile ride through St. Peter's Square ahead of installation After the homily and at the end of the Mass, Leo will offer a final blessing and then go into the ...

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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.

Pope Leo XIII reportedly wept upon entering the room in 1878. According to the Associated Press the room is named for the emotional weight of responsibility ahead for the new pontiff.

The basilica is the resting place of seven other popes, but this is the first papal burial outside the Vatican since Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903 and was entombed in another Roman basilica in 1924.

The basilica is the resting place of seven other popes, but this is the first papal burial outside the Vatican since Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903 and was entombed in another Roman basilica in 1924.