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What is the traditional Sunday blessing that popes deliver in St. Peter’s Square?
The new pope Leo XIV is scheduled to deliver his first Sunday blessing from the loggia where he first appeared in public ...
Pope Leo XIV Leads Prayer in St. Peter's Basilica Days After Being Elected — and Includes Nod to Predecessor Pope Francis
Pope Leo XIV led the Regina caeli prayer — often spoken during the time between Easter Sunday and Pentecost — in St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday, May 11. The pontiff, who was elected on May 8 after a ...
Whoops, waves, tears: Faithful react to Pope Leo's first Sunday blessing in St. Peter's Square
Tens of thousands of faithful Catholics gathered in St. Peter’s Square to watch Pope Leo XIV deliver the first Sunday ...
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Urbi et Orbi blessing: Origin, meaning, and latin translation of the new Pope’s prayer
On Easter Sunday On Christmas Day (December 25) After the election of a new Pope, as his first public ... and unity. The blessing includes a traditional Latin formula. One representative part ...
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What is the traditional Sunday blessing that popes deliver in St. Peter’s Square?
The new pope, Leo XIV ... The Vatican announced Leo would deliver his first such prayer on Sunday, which is coincidentally Mother’s Day in Italy and the United States, among other countries.