Pope Leo XIV celebrates first mass as pontiff

Pope Leo XIV is not wasting any time serving the people

He celebrated his first Mass this morning as Pope. And Good Days, Robert Moses joins us now with a look at what else the Holy Father has going on

Good morning, Robert. It looks like it's a busy day and week ahead for the Holy Father

It is, Tina and Dan, and it's an exciting time, I think, no matter what faith you ascribe to

24 hours ago, 69-year-old Robert Francis Prevost was a cardinal working with 132 other cardinals to elect the next pope

Well, now he is the pope, Leo XIV. And this morning inside the Sistine Chapel, as you can see as we speak, he is celebrating his first mass as pontiff with those other cardinals

He is a busy few days ahead. Last night, he made a surprise visit to the Vatican Palace where he lived

He will deliver his first Sunday noon blessing from this balcony of St. Peter's Basilica

the same place where he greeted the crowd in Spanish and Italian after his election yesterday

Then on Monday, he plans to meet with the media in the Vatican Auditorium

At the end of this month, he may very well travel to Turkey. That would be his first international trip as the Holy Father

In between all of those public engagements, there will be plenty of private behind-the-scenes decisions

large and small, that will shape the direction of the Catholic Church. Now, in contrast to his

predecessor, Francis, Leo wore the traditional red cape as he spoke to the crowd yesterday

in St. Peter's Square. Now, at this morning's Mass at the Sistine Chapel

the pontiff spoke mostly in Italian, but did deliver a message in English

I want to repeat the words from the responsorial psalm I will sing a new song to the Lord because he has done marbles And indeed not just with me but with all of us my brother cardinals as we celebrate

this morning, I invite you to recognize the marbles that the Lord has done, the blessings

that the Lord continues to pour out upon all of us. Through the ministry of Peter, you have called

me to carry that cross and to be blessed with that mission. And I know I can rely on each and

every one of you to walk with me as we continue as a church, as a community of friends of Jesus

as believers, to announce the good news, to announce the gospel. And the Pope likely gave a lot of thought to his chosen name, Leo XIII, who served from

1878 to 1903, he came to be known as the Pope of the Workers for his advocacy for a living wage

and workers' rights. And in the 13th century, Brother Leo was a friar and companion to St

Francis of Assisi. By choosing the name of Leo, this new pope could very well be signaling his

desire for continuity with his predecessor, Francis. Guys, I don't know if you listened to

the way he said Marvel and Cardinal. He sort of has that Midwestern Chicago accent. I went to

school in Chicago and I can hear that accent a mile away. Oh, that's great. So it's very cool to

hear him speak in English. And as I said, most of it was in Italian, but I wanted to share that

English sound with you from this morning. Robert, thank you so much for bringing us

that segment of his homily and his sermon this morning. Really appreciate it