A bird flies by as Pope Leo XIV on his popemobile tours St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican prior to the inaugural Mass of his pontifcate, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
Pope Leo XIV on his popemobile tours St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican prior to the inaugural Mass of his pontificate, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Catholic priests gather as Pope Leo XIV celebrates a Mass for the formal inauguration of his pontificate, in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A woman waves a United States flag ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s formal inauguration of his pontificate with a Mass in St. Peter’s Square attended by heads of state, royalty and ordinary faithful, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Pope Leo XIV on his popemobile tours St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican prior to the inaugural Mass of his pontificate, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
Pope Leo XIV holds Mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate in St. Peter’s Square attended by heads of state, royalty and ordinary faithful, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Faithful wave flags of the United States of America as Pope Leo XIV on his popemobile tours St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican prior to the inaugural Mass of his pontificate, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
Pope Leo XIV receives the pallium, or lambswool stole, a symbol of the papacy during a Mass for the formal inauguration of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate, in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Cardinals attend a Mass for the formal inauguration of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate, in St. Peter’s Square, attended by heads of state, royalty and ordinary faithful, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Stefano Costantino)
Pope Leo XIV’s holds Mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate in St. Peter’s Square attended by heads of state, royalty and ordinary faithful, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
AP PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV takes his first popemobile ride in St. Peter’s Square ahead of installation
VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥 Pope Leo XIV took his first popemobile ride through St. Peter鈥檚 Square ahead of his installation on Sunday, waving from the back of the open-back truck to the crowd waving flags and cheering 鈥淰iva il Papa!鈥
A bird flies by as Pope Leo XIV on his popemobile tours St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican prior to the inaugural Mass of his pontifcate, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥 Pope Leo XIV took his first popemobile ride through St. Peter鈥檚 Square ahead of his installation on Sunday, waving from the back of the open-back truck to the crowd waving flags and cheering 鈥淰iva il Papa!鈥
The bells of St. Peter鈥檚 Basilica tolled as Leo waved as the truck looped slowly through the square. The crowd cheered and waved a sea of Peruvian, American and Holy See flags mixed in with flags of other nations and banners.
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