As is tradition after a new pope is elected, Pope Leo XIV presided over his first eucharistic celebration as pontiff on Friday morning in the Sistine Chapel with the cardinal electors in attendance.

When is Pope Leo XIV ’s first mass? Pope Leo XIV will give his first Latin Mass in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, May 9, 2025, according to Vatican News.

VATICAN CITY, — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic ...

Pope Leo XIV incenses the altar of the Sistine Chapel during his first Mass as pope, Friday, May 9, 2025. Credit: Vatican Media ...

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press May 8, 2025 Updated May 8, 2025 ...

On Wednesday night, the black smoke of the first ballot poured out of the chapel chimney just after 9 p.m., about 4.5 hours after the cardinals filed into the Sistine Chapel to take their oaths at ...

VATICAN CITY, — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic ...

VATICAN CITY, — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic ...

VATICAN CITY, — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic ...

VATICAN CITY, — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV holds Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel, Friday, May 9, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP) ...