Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass
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At the St. Augustine Cathedral 5:30 p.m. Monday evening, Bishop Lohse and the Kalamazoo Diocese is holding a Mass of Thanksgiving for Pope Leo XIV to "pray for the newly elected Holy Father," Bishop Lohse said.
A memorial mass was held Monday night for Thomas Overall, who was tragically shot and killed by his neighbor on May 14.
It was a deliberate choice for Princess Charlene, Queen Letizia, Queen Mathilde and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa to wear white, and one that reflects their religion. The four royals are all Catholic and among an exclusive group of just seven women in the world who are allowed to wear white around the pope.
"It's very special, for our country and especially for our city,” a parishioner at the Shrine of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini says on the day that Pope Leo XIV is installed as leader of the Catholic Church.
Amid immigration raids and emptying pews, the Nashville diocese is reminding faithful that they are not required to attend Mass if they fear for their well-being, according to the church’s own teaching and canon law.