Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to exercise hope against "the violence of war ...
Upon the recitation of the Regina Caeli, the pope also remembered Pope Francis, who died one year ago on Easter Monday.
Pope Leo XIV called for laying down arms in his first Easter Sunday Urbi et Orbi blessing, but departed from Vatican tradition by not naming Ukraine, Iran or other global conflicts ...
Pope Leo XIV sent Easter greetings to Catholics in Gaza as they celebrate Easter amid the fear and uncertainty of war, said ...