Pope Leo XIV warns against exploitation at inaugural mass

Succeeding the charismatic but impulsive Francis, Leo took over a Church still battling the fallout of the clerical child abuse scandal, and trying to adapt to the modern world. "We are called to offer God's love to everyone, in order to achieve that unity which does not cancel out differences but values the personal history of each person and the social and religious culture of every people," he said. At the mass, Leo received the pontifical emblems -- the pallium, a strip of cloth worn around the neck, and the fisherman's ring, which is forged anew for each pope.