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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates Debut Mass as Italian Media Trumpet First American Pontiff and Ponder Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘Young Pope’ Prophecy
Pope Leo XIV on Friday celebrated mass in the Sistine Chapel as Italian media saluted the first American pope and called Paolo Sorrentino prophetic.
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass on Friday in the Sistine Chapel with the cardinals who elected him, as Italian media trumpeted the historic significance of Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost becoming the first North American pontiff. Italian media also underlined that Pope Leo XIV, who is younger than his past two predecessors when they became pontiffs, loves to play tennis, swim in Lake Michigan, and – at least by one account – has a taste for fried chicken. Prevost, who has spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru and became a cardinal in 2023, is generally considered a progressive who is expected to give continuity to Francis’ vision of greater reform within the Vatican.
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