• iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
First American Pope Leo XIV delivers message in English as he conducts first Mass since being elected

Home> News> World News

Updated 11:09 9 May 2025 GMT+1Published 10:45 9 May 2025 GMT+1

breaking

First American Pope Leo XIV delivers message in English as he conducts first Mass since being elected

He was selected in the Conclave yesterday

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

The newly-elected Pope Leo XIV has delivered a message in English.

The first American to be Pope, he is conducting his first Mass this morning (9 May) since he took on the sacred role.

He addressed Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel to begin with, saying 'you have called me to carry the cross and to be blessed' and asking for their help to spread the Catholic faith.

Pope Leo XIV said before he continued in Italian, he wanted to quote: "I will sing a new song to the Lord because he has done marvels.

Advert

"And indeed not just with me, but with my brother cardinals as we celebrate this morning, I invite you to recognise the marvels that the Lord has done, the blessings that the Lord continues to pour out upon all of us."

He was elected as Pope on Thursday. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
He was elected as Pope on Thursday. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

This is the first time the new Pope has made public remarks in English, having spoke only in Italian and Spanish in his first comments to the world yesterday.

He added to the Cardinals: "I know I can rely on each and every one of you to walk with me as we continue as a Church, as a community of friends of Jesus, as believers, to announce the good news, to announce the Gospel."

Pope Leo then continued his sermon, speaking in Latin.

Born in Chicago, Cardinal Richard Prevost was elected as head of the Catholic Church yesterday as white smoke billowed from the chimeny at the Vatican.

Advert

The 69-year-old chose his papal name as Leo XIV which experts say signifies a commitment to dynamic social issues. Although he is an American, he has Peruvian nationality and the Vatican described him as the second Pope from the Americas (Francis was, of course, Argentinian).

Featured Image Credit: Vatican Media
Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

X

@jessbattison_

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

7 hours ago
8 hours ago
  • 7 hours ago

    Man who killed twisted murderer Jeffrey Dahmer explains why he did it

    The notorious serial killer was killed in 1994

    News
  • 8 hours ago

    Elon Musk forms his 'own political party' after fallout with Trump

    Looks like the tech billionaire isn't done with politics after all

    News
  • 8 hours ago

    Woman who lives in underground bunker with no windows reveals how much she saves on rent

    At least she's ready for the apocalypse

    News
  • 8 hours ago

    Man who chose to live underwater for 100 days to see what would happen to his body reveals shocking impact it had

    Dr Joseph Dituri spent 100 days at sea in 2023

    News
  • Huge question about Pope Leo XIV answered as he's elected as first North American Pope
  • Newly elected Pope Leo XIV criticised president Donald Trump in resurfaced tweet
  • Newly elected Pope Leo XIV is going viral for his very unexpected university degree
  • Why newly elected Pope Leo XIV won't receive a salary as Vatican rules explained