King Charles and Prince William will not attend Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass. Buckingham Palace announced that Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, will instead be sent to the Vatican City for the ceremony.

Germany's newly-minted Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to attend the ceremonial inauguration of Pope Leo XIV in Rome, government spokesman Stefan Kornelius said on Monday. Merz is also planning to meet Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the visit in what would be his first meeting with the Italian leader since he took office last week.

Orlando Catholics celebrated Mother's Day and the first Mass under Pope Leo XIV, expressing joy and optimism for the American pope's potential to unite the church.

Queen Máxima and Prime Minister Dick Schoof will go to Vatican City on Sunday for the inauguration of Pople Leo XIV, the government information service RVD announced on Wednesday.The inauguration will start with a mass at 10:00 a.

Chicagoans celebrated the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the U.S. and a Chicago native, with joy and hope for a renewed focus on social justice and unity within the Catholic Church.

In a nod to the past and a signal for the future, the new pope has chosen a name that places AI at the heart of his mission.

More than a dozen members of the Gary Memorial United Methodist Church in Wheaton already traveling in Rome witnessed papal history.