Leo acknowledged the great responsibility they had placed on him before delivering a brief but dense homily on the need to joyfully spread Christianity in a world that often mocks it.

Eagle-eyed fans spotted Harry Styles in the massive crowd at the Vatican greeting Pope Francis’ successor, Pope Leo XIV, on Thursday. The former One Direction member appeared to keep a low profile in a viral photo circulating on X. Styles, 31, wore sunglasses, a blue jacket with the collar up and a gray hat reading, “Techno Is My Boyfriend.”