Mass got underway as Pope Leo XIV processed into the Sistine Chapel and sang in Latin along with the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel Choir, one of the oldest and most prestigious in the world. The first two readings were delivered in English and Spanish.
Leo opened his homily with a few words in English addressing the cardinals and delivered the rest in Italian. Leo speaks English, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese, and can read Latin and German, according to the National Catholic Reporter.
“You have called me to carry the cross and to be blessed with that mission,” he said in English. “And I know I can rely on each and every one of you to walk with me.”
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