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Pope Leo XIV holds first Mass as supreme pontiff, urges evangelization against ‘loss of meaning’

By Timothy Nerozzi
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VATICAN CITY — The day after Pope Leo XIV emerged from the conclave as the first American pontiff in history, he headed back into the Sistine Chapel to celebrate the liturgy with the cardinals who elected him.

Leo held his first Mass as pope on Friday, in which he delivered a homily reflecting on Jesus Christ, the Catholic Church, and his newly confirmed role as the bishop of Rome.

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