Onlookers didn't know whether to stand and stare or look away in disgust.
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The stunned crowd could only balk as the man was quickly torn away from the altar by "plainclothes police officers" stationed at the basilica and escorted off of the grounds.
The message signaled a continuation of one of the priorities of his predecessor, Francis.
The students from Chicago's Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy, who went viral for their mock conclave, met Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City Wednesday.
Ciro Quispe López, 51, was the bishop of Juli in Peru and he has now handed in his resignation to Pope Leo XIV.
The Pontifical Swiss Guard will continue to wear the colorful Renaissance-style ceremonial uniforms while present within Vatican City ...
The pope invoked his predecessor, Francis, for whom the environment was a core issue, but stopped short of criticizing world leaders dismissive of climate change.
In his first major appointment, Leo appointed Archbishop Filippo Iannone, 67, the new prefect for the Dicastery of Bishops, which advises the pope on which priests should become bishops.
King Charles, 76, and Queen Camilla, 78, will travel to Vatican City in late October to meet Pope Leo XIV to celebrate the 2025 Jubilee Year.
Charles and Camilla met with Pope Francis just 12 days before his death ...