Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside Saint Mary Major basilica (Santa Maria Maggiore) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 after a procession from St John Lateran basilica to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside Saint Mary Major basilica (Santa Maria Maggiore) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 after a procession from St John Lateran basilica to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside Saint Mary Major basilica (Santa Maria Maggiore) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 after a procession from St John Lateran basilica to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside Saint Mary Major basilica (Santa Maria Maggiore) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 after a procession from St John Lateran basilica to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Coat of arms of Pope Leo XIV showed during the celebration by the pope of the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV leads the traditional Eucharistic procession from Saint John Lateran basilica to Saint Mary Major basilica after the celebration of the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV holds a monstrance at the start of a procession following the celebration of the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV leads the traditional Eucharistic procession from Saint John Lateran basilica to Saint Mary Major basilica after the celebration of the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV holds a monstrance at the start of a procession following the celebration of the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV holds a monstrance at the start of a procession following the celebration of the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Coat of arms of Pope Leo XIV showed during the celebration by the pope of the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV holds a monstrance at the start of a procession following the celebration of the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV holds a monstrance at the start of a procession following the celebration of the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV holds a monstrance at the start of a procession following the celebration of the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV holds a monstrance at the start of a procession following the celebration of the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Pope Leo XIV holds a monstrance at the start of a procession following the celebration of the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Where Pope Francis Has Chosen to Be Buried

Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Where Pope Francis Has Chosen to Be Buried

File photo - Pope Francis celebrates the Corpus Domini ceremony at Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in Rome, Italy on May 26, 2016 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Pope Francis said his tomb is ‘already prepared’ in the chapel Paolina of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Unlike the majority of popes who have been interred beneath St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has reportedly made arrangements to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome's Esquilino district. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

In Coena Domini Mass and the Rite of the Washing of the Feet - Vatican

In Coena Domini Mass and the Rite of the Washing of the Feet - Vatican

NO LIBRI Italy, Rome,Vatican 2025/4/17 Cardinal Mauro Gambetti (C) attends the 'In Coena Domini' mass and the rite of the washing of the feet on Holy Thursday in Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City .Photograph by ALESSIA GIULIANI / Catholic Press Photo /IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

In Coena Domini Mass and the Rite of the Washing of the Feet - Vatican

In Coena Domini Mass and the Rite of the Washing of the Feet - Vatican

NO LIBRI Italy, Rome,Vatican 2025/4/17 Cardinal Mauro Gambetti (C) attends the 'In Coena Domini' mass and the rite of the washing of the feet on Holy Thursday in Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City .Photograph by ALESSIA GIULIANI / Catholic Press Photo /IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

In Coena Domini Mass and the Rite of the Washing of the Feet - Vatican

In Coena Domini Mass and the Rite of the Washing of the Feet - Vatican

NO LIBRI Italy, Rome,Vatican 2025/4/17 Cardinal Mauro Gambetti (C) attends the 'In Coena Domini' mass and the rite of the washing of the feet on Holy Thursday in Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City .Photograph by ALESSIA GIULIANI / Catholic Press Photo /IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

In Coena Domini Mass and the Rite of the Washing of the Feet - Vatican

In Coena Domini Mass and the Rite of the Washing of the Feet - Vatican

NO LIBRI Italy, Rome,Vatican 2025/4/17 Cardinal Mauro Gambetti (C) attends the 'In Coena Domini' mass and the rite of the washing of the feet on Holy Thursday in Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City .Photograph by ALESSIA GIULIANI / Catholic Press Photo /IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

In Coena Domini Mass and the Rite of the Washing of the Feet - Vatican

In Coena Domini Mass and the Rite of the Washing of the Feet - Vatican

NO LIBRI Italy, Rome,Vatican 2025/4/17 Cardinal Mauro Gambetti (C) attends the 'In Coena Domini' mass and the rite of the washing of the feet on Holy Thursday in Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City .Photograph by ALESSIA GIULIANI / Catholic Press Photo /IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

In Coena Domini Mass and the Rite of the Washing of the Feet - Vatican

In Coena Domini Mass and the Rite of the Washing of the Feet - Vatican

NO LIBRI Italy, Rome,Vatican 2025/4/17 Cardinal Mauro Gambetti (C) attends the 'In Coena Domini' mass and the rite of the washing of the feet on Holy Thursday in Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City .Photograph by ALESSIA GIULIANI / Catholic Press Photo /IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

In Coena Domini Mass and the Rite of the Washing of the Feet - Vatican

In Coena Domini Mass and the Rite of the Washing of the Feet - Vatican

NO LIBRI Italy, Rome,Vatican 2025/4/17 Cardinal Mauro Gambetti (C) attends the 'In Coena Domini' mass and the rite of the washing of the feet on Holy Thursday in Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City .Photograph by ALESSIA GIULIANI / Catholic Press Photo /IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

In Coena Domini Mass and the Rite of the Washing of the Feet - Vatican

In Coena Domini Mass and the Rite of the Washing of the Feet - Vatican

NO LIBRI Italy, Rome,Vatican 2025/4/17 Cardinal Mauro Gambetti (C) attends the 'In Coena Domini' mass and the rite of the washing of the feet on Holy Thursday in Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City .Photograph by ALESSIA GIULIANI / Catholic Press Photo /IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM