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Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass on Friday after his historic election as the first North American pope.

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Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pontiff, said today that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic Church. Leo spoke ...

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Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on May 9, the day after stunning the world as the first pope from the United States in the Church's history.