Pope Leo’s pontify officer starts – DW – 05/18/2025

At the inauguration of the Pope, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelanski met US Vice President JD Vance and US State Secretary Marco Rubio on Sunday, citing United Sources citing United sources.

At the residence of the US Ambassador, the French AFP news agency quoted Vance spokesperson, “Vice President Vance is now meeting with Ukraine President Volodimare Zelanski.”

The meeting was the first after a dramatic performance on one side and Vance and US President Donald Trump on the other side at the Oval Office in February and US President Donald Trump.

Zelansky is later scheduled to meet Pope Leo XIV.

The Pope Leo XIV will hold a private meeting with Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelanski on Sunday afternoon, said the Vatican.

Zelansky attended the inauguration mass of the Pope with his wife Olena on Sunday morning.

Speaking the moments after the end of the month, Leo mentioned the “martyr” Ukraine and called for “bus and permanent peace”.

He recently introduced Vatican as a possible site for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, which began a full -scale invasion of his neighbor in February 2022.

Hence the Pope is expected to meet American Vice President JD Vance on Monday.

Vance, a converted Catholic, one of the previous people is to meet with a late pop, with which he collided with the hardcore immigration policies of the Trump administration.

In a domestic hero in his inaugural mass, Pope Leo XIV set priorities recalling his predecessor, Francis, while calling for unity within his church during the US and beyond threats.

“I would like our first great desire to be for a joint church, a sign of unity and communian, which becomes a leaf for a harmonious world,” Heer said.

“At this time, we still see a lot of discord, there are many wounds due to hatred, violence, prejudice, fear and an economic paradigm that exploits the poorest people of the Earth’s resources and greenies,” said Leo.

Hey said that he wants to “ever” rule “without the yield of temperature to be an autocratic”. ,

Leaders of many countries are present in mass.

Among them are the new Chancellor of Germany, Frederick Merz.

Ukraine’s President Volodmemer Zelansky and his wife Olena are in appearance.

US Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, are in the US delegation.

Other guests in the month include European Commission Chairman Ursula von Der Leyen and Spain’s King Felip with his wife, Queen Latizia.

Sunday’s mass to inaugurate the new Pope will include prayer, music, reading from the new rule, a homili and communian, all in the general order.

An important moment will be just before the homeli, when the cardinals will give pallium to the Leo – a stolec waste of wool that depicts the pope as the shepherd of the loyal – and the fisherman’s ring shows St. Peter showing a mesh in reference to Gospel.

On the way, it is said about Jesus that he has desired his apostle Peter to make men’s fisher “.

After receiving the thesis to Inignia after the Pope, a delegation represents various roles in the church, which included a married couple, wanted to congratulate Leo XIV in “Sanskar of obedience”.

It symbolizes the new pope in the church gymnasium for guidance.

Pope Leo XIV has prayed before the grave of St. Peter, considered the first Pontif in the basilica of St. Peter.

The prayer is one of the major rites before the opening mass, which is running.

Pope Leo XIV has taken its first public ride in its popmobile, who is visiting St. Peter Square in Vatican, while smiling and waving the crowd gathered for its inaugural mass.

Crowd many flags in the crowd and “Viva Il Papa!” As a 69-year-old Leo, the white open-back stood in the truck.

Vehicles, which are preserved by many security guards, who jogged together, left mostly, but made two letters stops to allow Leo to bless three infants.

The Holi C on Saturday said that a host of international leaders is expected to appear at the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV in Vatican on Sunday.

Representatives of Italy, Peru and United States will have front-ru seats in the VIP gallery, as the Pope Leo XIV has dual citizenship in the US and Peru.

The US delegation wants to be led by Vice President JD Vance, as well as with State Secretary Marco Rubio. Peru’s President Dina Bolurte wants to live in appearance, while Italy wants to represent by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

The Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelansky is one of the over 150 international delegations registered to appear with German Chanman Cellor Frederick Merz.

Other world leaders expected in the month at St. Peter Square include Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Argentina’s Xavier, European Commission Chairman Ursula von Der Leyen, Israeli President Isaac and Gustavo Petro of Colombia.

European royalty in appearance should contain Spanish king Felip and Queen Latizia.

The incident is expected to include several bilateral meetings among dignitaries.

The Vatican Secretary State Secretary Pitro Parolin said that efforts are underway to arrange a private audience between the new Pope and US vice -president Vance.

Pope Leo XIV will start his sinner with a formal mass on St. Peter Square on Sunday.

Thousands of people, including world leaders, are expected to participate.

The mass, which begins at 10:00 am (0800 GMT), wants to follow the first public ride of Pope Leo XIV in Popmobile. 9:00 am

During the mass, the Pope Leo will receive two symbols of the sinner: Lambswool stole, known as pallium, and fisherman’s ring.

Robert Francis Prevost, 69, born in Chicago, is the first Pope from the United States, which was selected after a letter concluding on 8 May.

He very upset Pope Francis, who died on 21 April after leading the Catholic Church for 12 years.

In recent comments, Pope Leo XIV has called for global peace and social justice.

This phenomenon has tight security across Rome, including roof snipers and anti-drain units.

Pope Leo XIV will play his role as a leader of the Catholic Church during a formal mass at St. Peter Square on Sunday.

Tens of thousands of well -wishers, as well as world leaders and members of European royalty are expected to be in the presence.

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