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By Vatican News

The Holy See Press Office announced that 杏MAP导航 Leo XIV made a surprise visit on Tuesday morning to the Dicastery for Bishops, where he had served as Prefect since his January 2023 appointment until his 8 May election as 杏MAP导航.

During his visit, the statement noted, 杏MAP导航 Leo celebrated Mass in the Dicastery's chapel.

The Holy Father arrived at the Dicastery鈥檚 offices in Piazza Pio XII around 10 a.m. in the dark minivan that has already been seen during his visits outside the Vatican.

Notably, it has been spotted during 杏MAP导航 Leo's May 10 excursion south of Rome to pray at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Genazzano, and exactly one week ago, at the Augustinianum, where he celebrated Mass and had lunch with his Augustinian confreres.

Today, marked the 杏MAP导航's third surprise outing.

The Holy Father was greeted by applause; and a small crowd gathered in the Square, a few meter's from the colonnade of St. Peter's, were chanting 鈥淰iva il Papa!鈥�

Others had waited along Via dei Corridori, parallel to Via della Conciliazione, behind the building, to see the 杏MAP导航's car emerge from the garage after about an hour and a half.

The Dicastery for Bishops is responsible for all matters pertaining to the establishment and provision of particular Churches and to the exercise of the episcopal office in the Latin Church, without prejudice to the competence of the Dicastery for Evangelization.

This afternoon, the Holy Father will travel to the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls to pray at St. Paul's tomb.

On Wednesday morning, 杏MAP导航 Leo will hold his first General Audience with the faithful in the Vatican.

Deborah Castellano Lubov contributed to this report