Vatican LIVE: Pope Leo XIV Holds Regina Caeli Prayer from St Peter's Basilica Central Balcony | N18G

VATICAN LIVE: Pope Leo XIV leads Regina Caeli prayer for the first time from the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica | Robert Prevost Named First American Pontiff In History | Vatican News | CNBC TV18 Live from St Peter’s Square in Vatican City. VATICAN - Pope Leo XIV leads Regina Caeli prayer for the first time from the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica. Pope Leo XIV holds Regina Caelia Prayers in St. Peter’s square. Thousands expected to attend. The Regina Caeli (Queen of Heaven) prayers are musical prayers dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Pope Leo XIV will give his first Sunday blessing and address to a crowd in St Peter's Square in the Vatican today. He will recite the Regina Caeli prayer, in honour of the Virgin Mary, in his first public address since his election was announced with white smoke on Thursday. After delivering Sunday mass, Pope Leo will bless those gathered on the square outside - and deliver his reflections. On Saturday, he visited a shrine outside Rome and then prayed before the tomb of his late predecessor Francis inside the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. New Pope Leo XIV and cardinals celebrate Mass in the Sistine chapel. Leo XIV pays tribute to Francis in first words as pope. In his first words as pope, Leo XIV said to the crowd in St. Peter’s Square: “Peace be with you all.” “This is the first greetings of the resurrected Christ, the good shepherd who has given up his life for God,” he said, explaining the choice of his greeting. “And I should also like this greeting of peace to enter our hearts and our families.” First American pope: The new pope has been revealed as Robert Prevost of the US, the first American pontiff in history. He’ll be known as Pope Leo XIV. This comes after white smoke billowed above the Sistine Chapel, the signal that cardinals had selected a new pontiff on the second day of the conclave. hite smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that a conclave of cardinals have selected a new pope: Robert Prevost of the United States. He is the first American Pope in history and will go by Leo XIV. Cardinal Dominique Mamberti of France made the announcement. Prevost, 69, comes from Chicago. #robertprevost #newpope #popeleo #vatican #sistinechapel #vaticannewpope #romenewpope #whitesmoke #cnbctv18 #cnbctv18digital n18oc_world