On Sunday morning, May 18, a Mass for the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV will take place in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Although the Mass is no longer described as an "enthronement,

One Erie bishop met the new pope almost a decade ago in Rome. Another bishop with local ties is going to Pope Leo XIV's inauguration Mass at Vatican.

The new pope will preside over an inauguration Mass on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, according to the Vatican.