VATICAN 200,000 gather for start of pontificate. Pope’s appeal for Gaza, Myanmar, and Ukraine

In the presence of 156 international delegations, Prevost celebrated the Mass marking the beginning of his Petrine ministry. During the Regina Caeli, Pope Francis was movingly remembered: “He accompanies us from Heaven.” The Pope’s thoughts turned to the “survivors reduced to starvation” in Gaza, the “new innocent lives” lost to airstrikes in Myanmar, and the “tormented Ukraine.” This afternoon, a private audience is scheduled with Volodymyr Zelensky.Read More