Pope Leo XIV and President Bola Tinubu met in Rome’s Vatican on Sunday.
Leo (previously Cardinal Robert Prevost), who is the 267th head of the Roman Catholic Church, was appointed bishop of Rome shortly after the meeting.
The Nigerian President reportedly shook hands with the Pope and had a brief conversation with him before leaving, according to a video that Channels Television obtained.
Following the Sunday inauguration mass, the US pontiff greeted several world leaders in St. Peter’s Square.
US Vice President J. was one of the other world leaders who greeted the Pope. among others, D. V., Volodymyr Zelensky, president of Ukraine.
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The installation mass, which marked the beginning of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, was held in Rome, Italy on Sunday, with Tinubu and other world leaders.
Pope Leo XIV urged people to stop ignoring the environment and marginalizing the poor at the installation mass.
The 69-year-old is unknown to many Catholics despite serving for 20 years as a missionary in Peru. However, he has shown glimpses of the kind of leader he will become.
In conversations with journalists, clergy, and diplomats, he frequently advocated social justice and called for peace in a conflict-filled world.
He also defended the rights of the unborn, citing traditional Catholic values, such as the importance of a “stable union of a man and a woman.”
Leo’s elevation has sparked a lot of enthusiasm in the United States, which includes Marco Rubio, a Catholic, and Vance, who converted to Christianity on Sunday.
Prior to becoming pope, the new pontiff criticized President Donald Trump’s administration for how it handled immigration and attacked Vance, but the account is no longer accessible.
Fisherman’s Ring
Leo XIV won the cardinals’ secret conclave vote that lasted less than 24 hours on May 8 and became the 267th pope.
He succeeds the charismatic but impulsive Francis, succeeding the Church that is still struggling with the effects of the clerical child abuse scandal and trying to adapt to the contemporary world.
However, Sunday is not concerned with modernity.
The ceremony is a grand affair steeped in tradition, despite the fact that no pope has been crowned at an inauguration mass since Paul VI in 1963.
Leo will begin by visiting Saint Peter’s tomb, which is located beneath the basilica’s altar, where he was credited with being one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and the first pope.
The fisherman’s ring, which is forged each time for each pope and he will wear on his finger until he passes away, will then be desecrated, along with the pallium, which is worn over the chasuble, his robe, and his ring.
The pope will accompany other cardinals and clergymen in procession into St. Peter’s Square, where large screens will show the proceedings.
Source: Channels TV
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