Pope Leo XIV called for dialogue and for those with the power to unleash wars to choose peace, in his first Easter Sunday message since becoming the head of the Catholic Church last year. Speaking ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 5, 2026. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters) In his first Easter message to the city of Rome and to the world, “Urbi ...

Pope Leo warned Sunday that the world was becoming "accustomed to violence" in his Easter message from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, deliver a rallying cry against war and hatred to the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, called for peace through dialogue at his inaugural Easter Mass, though ...