The employees of the Vatican, among whom there are many secular, received a bonus on Friday, on the eve of the audience, where they will meet with Leon XIV.
Inauguration of the pontificate of Pope Leon XIV
On Sunday in the Vatican, the inauguration of the pontificate of Leon XIV, the first in the history of the Pope from the United States, began. The ceremony took place 10 days after the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost for the conclave. Leon XIV is 267. Pope.
Tens of thousands of faithful from around the world gathered in St. Peter's Square.
156 delegations came to the mass, including over 20 presidents, including Andrzej Duda with his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelnski, President of Italy Sergio Mattarella, head of the Israeli state Icchak Herzog.
