<em>Pope Leo XIV delivered the following homily at the Mass for the Initiation of the Petrine Ministry held in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, 18 May 2025, following his being elected on 8 May as the successor of St. Peter and the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. </em>
<em>Photo: Pope Leo XIV smiles to the audience as he arrives in the Popemobile ahead of the Inauguration Mass of Pope Leo XIV in St Peter's Square on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Leo XIV (formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost) presided over his inauguration mass in St Peter's Square after his election on May 8th. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)</em>