An open-topped popemobile carrying Pope Leo XIV drove through St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday morning, ahead of his inaugural mass.

Pope Leo XIV took his first popemobile ride through St. Peter’s Square ahead of his installation on Sunday, waving from the back of the open-back truck to the crowd waving flags and cheering “Viva il Papa!

Pope Leo XIV delivered his inaugural mass in the Vatican’s St. Peter's Square on Sunday, 18 May, in front of world leaders and thousands of well-wishers. Catholic convert JD Vance, who clashed with Francis over the Trump administration's hard-line immigration policies,