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Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican as he leads, for the first time, the midday recitation of the "Regina Coeli" prayer May 11, 2025. (CNS ...

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Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff that featured some symbolic gestures suggesting a message ...

Leo's inaugural Sunday blessing marks a significant return of public papal engagement after months of health-related absences by his predecessor, Francis. The pope's decision to spotlight the wars in ...

“I, too, address the world's great powers by repeating the ever-present call ‘never again war,’” Leo said from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica to an estimated 100,000 people below. It was the first ...

The newly elected Pope Leo XIV used his first Sunday address in St Peter's Square to issue a call for peace, urging an end to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. From the balcony of St Peter's Basilica, the ...