PM Carney travelling to Rome Friday for Pope Leo’s inaugural mass

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Rome on Friday to attend Pope Leo’s inaugural mass.
The Prime Minister’s Office said in a news release Tuesday that Carney will be in Rome from May 16 to 19.
The ceremony, which marks the official start of a pope’s term, will take place on Sunday, May 18, at St. Peter’s Square.
The news release said it is a “longstanding tradition of the Catholic Church, and a defining moment in Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate