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Pope Leo XIV delivers his first sermon

The new Pope, Leo XIV, has called for the Catholic Church to "desperately" counter a lack of faith in his first Mass at the Vatican.

Mark Lowen reports live from the Vatican as Pope Leo XIV has urged the Roman Catholic Church to renew its missionary zeal. He told the cardinals who elected him that a lack of faith is often tragically accompanied by the loss of meaning in life, the neglect of mercy, and appalling violations of human dignity. Pope Leo said the quest for power, wealth, success and pleasure should be challenged. He said he hoped to help the Church illuminate what he called the "dark nights of this world". The Vatican has set Sunday, May the 18th, for Pope Leo's inauguration Mass.

Plus the Eurovision Song Contest, the world's biggest music competition, is getting underway next week in Basel in Switzerland. We look ahead to all the gossip we can expect to see on the sidelines!

(Photo: Pope Leo XIV conducts Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican. Credit: Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS)

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  • Fri 9 May 202516:06GMT

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