{"id":14649,"date":"2025-05-19T20:23:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T20:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=14649"},"modified":"2025-05-19T20:23:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T20:23:31","slug":"heartwarming-gesture-pope-leo-stopped-to-do-as-he-takes-first-ride-in-popemobile-at-inauguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=14649","title":{"rendered":"Heartwarming gesture Pope Leo stopped to do as he takes first ride in popemobile at inauguration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\"><strong>Pope Leo XIV made a heartwarming gesture as he took his first ride in the popemobile at the inaugural mass this morning.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"dgbwk69f60f9b4d21e\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" 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name is\u00a0Pope Leo XIV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Following Pope Leo\u2019s election as the new Pontiff, an\u00a0inauguration mass\u00a0is held in St Peter\u2019s Square, in the\u00a0Vatican city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">As Pope Leo arrived at the mass today (Sunday, 18 May), he could be seen riding through crowds waving at those who had gathered for the momentous occasion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">And in one sweet moment, the Pope could be seen making a heartwarming gesture to two families in the crowd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Two babies were held up by their parents and passed to members of Pope Leo\u2019s security team, who handed them over to the Pontiff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The Pope then blessed each baby, before they were quickly handed back to their families.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The parents could be seen waving to Pope Leo and cheering as he continued in the popemobile, prior to the mass beginning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Religious figures and world leaders will gather today to welcome Pope Leo, with President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen present as well as Ukrainian President\u00a0Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and\u00a0US\u00a0Vice President\u00a0JD Vance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Following the inaugural mass, Pope Leo is expected to reside in the Vatican\u2019s Apostolic Palace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The palace overlooks St Peter\u2019s Square and features a number of papal apartments on the top floor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\">\n<div class=\"resizable-image_wrapper__LRQlr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image_image__XvzgU resizable-image_lowRes__5OkaL resizable-image_fadeOut___ZcLy\" 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https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=2048&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blta00f6cbc98243e92\/68299a99065f8f5bbe052631\/GettyImages-2215667053.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blta00f6cbc98243e92\/68299a99065f8f5bbe052631\/GettyImages-2215667053.jpg 3840w\" alt=\"Pope Leo could be seen greeting crowds in St Peter's Square this morning (David Ramos\/Getty Images)\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\">Pope Leo could be seen greeting crowds in St Peter\u2019s Square this morning (David Ramos\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Pope Leo is fairly young for a pope at the age of 69 and, being born near Dolton, Illinois in\u00a0Chicago, stands as the first American in history to take the role, which\u00a0President Donald Trump has celebrated\u00a0as \u2018such an honor.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">However, he spent much of his life in Peru throughout the 1980s and 1990s after he became ordained in 1982,\u00a0reports\u00a0Newsweek.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Pope Leo received a doctorate in canon law in Rome at the Pontifical College of St. Thomas Aquinas, and from Peru became a naturalized citizen, working in clerical roles ranging from parish priest, diocesan official, seminary teacher and administrator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Noted for his bilingual talents in both Spanish and Italian, he later became Bishop of Chiclayo in Peru between 2015 to 2023 and finally a cardinal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">A close ally to Pope Francis, the former pontiff also gave Leo two appointments in the Vatican, to be the apostolic administrator of the diocese of Callao, Peru, in 2020 followed by a Prefect within the powerful Vatican office, the Dicastery for Bishops, in 2023 that is in charge of episcopal appointments across the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\">\n<div class=\"resizable-image_wrapper__LRQlr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image_image__XvzgU resizable-image_lowRes__5OkaL resizable-image_fadeOut___ZcLy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt101cffc85a922090\/68299bc5f16b92d6c44533df\/GettyImages-2215111592.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 33vw, (max-width: 768px) 50vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, 33vw\" 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Peter\u2019s tomb for a moment of prayer.<\/li>\n<li>The pallium and the fisherman\u2019s ring are taken from the reliquary by the cardinal protodeacon.<\/li>\n<li>A procession will then take place to the courtyard of St. Peter\u2019s Square lead by cardinals and followed by Pope Leo.<\/li>\n<li>The pallium, ring and Book of the Gospels are placed on the altar before the pope bows towards the pulpit and starts the celebration.<\/li>\n<li>After readings of celebration, the cardinal will give the pallium and ring to the pontiff alongside the vice dean and the secretary of state.<\/li>\n<li>Pope Leo will bless the Book of Gospels and will receive the pallium on his shoulders before the cardinal places the fisherman\u2019s ring on the ring finger of the pope\u2019s left hand.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1767215\" data-uid=\"00024\">\n<div id=\"mgw1767215_00024\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\">\n<div 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