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Urbi et Orbi

papal blessing
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  • Pope Leo XIV on his election day
    What Is the Urbi et Orbi Blessing?

    …mass he delivered the traditional Urbi et Orbi blessing to the crowd assembled in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Although the pope celebrates mass regularly on Sundays, feast days, and many other occasions, the Urbi et Orbi blessing is much rarer, reserved for solemn events in the church’s liturgical…

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    …mass he delivered the traditional Urbi et Orbi blessing to the crowd assembled in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Although the pope celebrates mass regularly on Sundays, feast days, and many other occasions, the Urbi et Orbi blessing is much rarer, reserved for solemn events in the church’s liturgical…

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