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AUTHOR: M.J GDNUS
Today, Pope Leo XIV officially enthroned himself as the bishop of Rome and told the Romans that he has become one of them and that he will serve them faithfully.
Rome Mayor Robert Gualtieri greeted Pope Leo XIV on the steps of City Hall, noting that his election on May 8 fell during the Holy Year of Jubilee, an event held every 25 years to invite the faithful to Rome.
Pope Leo XIV said he felt a "serious but passionate responsibility" to serve all Romans, reports Vatican News.
One of the many titles that Pope Leo XIV assumed when he was elected on May 8 to head the Catholic Church is the Bishop of Rome.
The first American pope took possession of the two papal basilicas in Rome, a formality used to ceremonially introduce Pope Leo XIV to the Roman faithful.
