U.S. Rep. French Hill led a bipartisan congressional delegation to the Vatican on Sunday, one of 14 House members selected to attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV.

"We are simply overjoyed," said Sister Barbara Reid, president of Catholic Theological Union in Hyde Park, where Pope Leo earned his Master of Divinity in 1982.

President Tinubu arrived in Rome to attend the installation mass of Pope Leo XIV on May 18, marking a significant global religious eventHe was warmly received at Mario De Bernardo Military Airport by Nigerian and Vatican officials,

Anthony Albanese is set to attend Pope Leo XIV's inauguration in Rome amid a hive of diplomatic activity on the sidelines, including EU trade talks.

The Vatican was already crowded with tourists and pilgrims on Saturday, but tens of thousands are expected on Sunday, and perhaps as many as 100,000 for Pope Leo's inaugural Mass, and Chicagoans have made the journey to Rome to represent their hometown pope.

There will always be a time for the grand gesture, but Robert Francis Prevost — now known as Pope Leo XIV — wants the world to know that it’s the small moments with family that carry

Pope Leo's inauguration mass held on Sunday, May 19. After returning to Nigeria, Peter Obi shared why he did not personally meet the new Catholic Church head.