On Sunday, May 18th, the Mass inaugurating the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV will be celebrated. This ceremony is rich with symbolism and deep spiritual meaning. Here's what you need to know:

The Pontiff met with the 5,000 participants of the Jubilee of the Eastern Churches this Wednesday, May 14.

In his first audience at the Paul VI Hall, the Holy Father met this morning, May 12, with hundreds of journalists, urging them to “be promoters of peace, in favor of the Truth, and for those who have no voice.”

In his first Regina Coeli from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Pope prayed for new vocations and called for an end to war, especially in Ukraine and Gaza.

"In Illo uno unum" are the words the Pontiff chose as his episcopal motto, taken from a sermon by Saint Augustine. The coat of arms also includes the image of a closed book with a heart pierced by an arrow, a reference to the Bishop of Hippo.

Pope Leo XIV pays a visit to the Shrine of the Mother of Good Counsel in Genazzano, just outside Rome, saying he "wanted so much to come here in these first days of the new Ministry ... that the Church has entrusted to me.’

Elected two days ago, Pope Leo XIV explained to the College of Cardinals why he chose the name Leo XIV.

Simple, discreet, and wise were some of the adjectives used by the priest to describe Pope Leo XIV.

Considered one of the youngest among the cardinal electors, the Augustinian Robert Francis Prevost was elected in just two days of conclave.

On Thursday, May 8, the world met the new successor of Peter: Pope Leo XIV. Here’s how his first appearance went.