The starting mass of Pontificate of Pope Leo XIV will take place on Sunday, May 18 at 10:00 (Rome time) in the Plaza de San Pedro del Vaticano.
In addition, the Office of Pontifical Celebrations released this Friday the official calendar with its main commitments planned until Sunday, May 25.
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This weekend will have two relevant quotes. On Saturday, May 10, he will hold a meeting with the cardinals and on Sunday, May 11, he will recite the prayer of the Queen of heaven from the central lodge of the Basilica of San Pedro.
On Monday, May 12, in the classroom Paul VI, he will meet with journalists and on Friday, May 18, at 10:00 (Rome time), he will receive the diplomatic corps accredited before the Holy See.
On the morning of Sunday, May 18, the expected start of his pontificate will take place and on Tuesday, May 20, he will take possession of the Papal Basilica of San Pablo Extramuros.
On Wednesday, May 21, it will be his first general hearing and on Saturday, May 24 will have an encounter with the Roman curia and the employees of the state of the city of the Vatican.
Sunday, May 25, will be his second Queen of heaven and also the inauguration of the papal basilica of San Juan de Letán and the papal basilica of Santa María la Mayor.
Almudena Martínez-Bordiú
Graduated in journalism and advertising from the CEU San Pablo University of Madrid. Specialized in religious information in Spain since 2015. It has been a senior correspondent for ACI Press and Ewtn News at the Vatican for two years and is currently a correspondent for Europe based on Spain.