Pope Leo XIV arrives to preside over Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026 (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.) Listen Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as ...

Pope Leo XIV marked his inaugural Easter Mass as pontiff with a plea on Sunday to abandon weapons and pursue peace in global disputes through conversation, though he broke from tradition by not ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue, but he departed from a tradition ...

Pope Leo XIV gave the tea leaf-readers plenty to study on Thursday morning in Rome, when he delivered his homily at the Chrism Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. He also dropped a few “Easter eggs” for the ...

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV on Sunday rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of people in St.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue, but he departed from a tradition ...

Watch live as Pope Leo XIV presides over Mass in St. Peter’s Square before delivering his Easter message and offering the traditional “Urbi et Orbi” blessing to the city of Rome and the world.

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue, but he departed from a tradition of ...