LIVE PHOTES of Pope Leo XIV Inauguration

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Pope Leo XIV holds the gospel during the formal inauguration of his pontificate on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle (2R) places the Ring of the Fisherman on the finger of Pope Leo XIV as the pontiff celebrates a Mass for the formal inauguration of his pontificate on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle (2R) places the Ring of the Fisherman on the finger of Pope Leo XIV as the pontiff celebrates a Mass for the formal inauguration of his pontificate on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Pope Leo XIV holds a mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Pope Leo XIV holds a mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Pope Leo XIV holds a mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Pope Leo XIV in the Popemobile tours St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican prior to the inaugural Mass of his pontifcate, on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Pope Leo XIV holds a mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Pope Leo XIV holds a mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Ukraine’s President Volodymr Zelenskyy, second left, walks by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, third left, Vice President JD Vance, and second lady Usha Vance prior to the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate in St. Peter’s Square on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Pope Leo XIV in the Popemobile tours St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican prior to the inaugural Mass of his pontifcate, on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Pope Leo XIV in the Popemobile tours St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican prior to the inaugural Mass of his pontifcate, on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Pope Leo XIV in the Popemobile tours St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican prior to the inaugural Mass of his pontifcate, on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Pope Leo XIV receives the pallium, or lambswool stole, a symbol of the papacy during the formal inauguration of his pontificate on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Pope Leo XIV holds a mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Pope Leo XIV holds a mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Pope Leo XIV holds a mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Pope Leo XIV holds a mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Pope Leo XIV in the Popemobile tours St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican prior to the inaugural Mass of his pontifcate, on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: King Felipe VI (C) and Queen Letizia of Spain attend Pope Leo XIV’s Inauguration mass on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Guests and the faithful attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: King Felipe VI (C) and Queen Letizia of Spain arrive for Pope Leo XIV’s Inauguration mass on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: King Felipe VI (2L) and Queen Letizia of Spain and UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi attend Pope Leo XIV’s Inauguration mass on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Clergy members attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: U.S. Vice President JD Vance (C) and his wife Usha Vance attend Pope Leo XIV’s Inauguration mass on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Polish President Andrzej Duda (front, R) attends Pope Leo XIV’s Inauguration mass on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – MAY 18: Cardinals prepare to take their places during Pope Leo XIV’s Inauguration mass on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)