The Pontiff, who was chosen in a conclave that ended last Thursday, will officially settle as the new leader of the 1,400 million Roman Catholics in the world at a mass in the Plaza de San Pedro on Sunday. Several world leaders are expected to attend.
Pope will officially become the leader of the 1,400 million Catholics in the world on Sunday
Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Rome this weekend to attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV.
The new Pontiff, who was chosen in a conclave that ended last Thursday, will officially settle as the leader of the 1,400 million Roman Catholics in the world at a mass in the Plaza de San Pedro on Sunday. Several world leaders are expected to attend.
Carney will attend the Mass himself and hopes to take the opportunity to meet with other world leaders to discuss security and commerce, a press release said from the prime minister’s office.
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, hopes to attend, said one of his main assistants to Reuters on Tuesday.
The White House has not yet said who will represent the administration of the president of the United States, Donald Trump,.
David Johnston represented Canada at the inaugural Mass of Pope Francis in 2013, at the request of the then Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Johnston was general governor at that time.
With Thompson Reuters files
