Tinubu to Attend Pope Leo XIV’s Inauguration Mass in Rome

• Tinubu will attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
• The inauguration mass is set to take place on Sunday, May 18, at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican
• Pope Leo XIV was elected 27 days after the passing of Pope Francis on April 21.

President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to travel to Rome, Italy, on Saturday to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

Eko Hot Blog reports that in a statement released on Thursday by Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, President Tinubu’s visit is in response to an invitation from the Vatican following Pope Leo XIV’s election by the Conclave of Cardinals.

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The inauguration mass, set to take place on Sunday, May 18, at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican, signifies the official beginning of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate.

According to the Presidency, in a letter sent to Tinubu by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Pope described the Nigerian president’s presence as significant “at this moment of particular importance for the Catholic Church and the world afflicted by many tensions and conflicts.”

Pope Leo also recalled his time in Nigeria, saying, “Your great nation is particularly dear to me as I worked in the Apostolic Nunciature in Lagos during the 1980s.”

Tinubu will be accompanied by key Catholic leaders and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, who will travel to Rome on Saturday at the invitation of Pope Leo XIV.

The President will join world leaders at the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, marking the formal beginning of his pontificate.

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Pope Leo XIV was elected 27 days after the passing of Pope Francis on April 21. The President is expected to return to Abuja on May 20.

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