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Pope Leo XIV condemns war and violence

Pope Leo XIV calls for hope amid global conflicts on his first Easter as pontiff

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to exercise hope against "the violence of war that kills and destroys," saying "we need this song of hope today" as conflict...

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Full Text: Pope Leo XIV’s Urbi et Orbi Message

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Pope Leo XIV condemns war and violence in first Easter address

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Pope Leo Calls for Peace and Warns of a World Indifferent to Violence

With war in the Middle East casting a shadow over the celebrations of the most important date on the Christian calendar, Pope Leo XIV used his first Easter address as pontiff to renew pleas for peace ...

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On Easter, Pope Leo urges world leaders to end wars, renounce conquest

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Pope Leo has clear message for Donald Trump in first ever Easter Sunday address

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Pope Leo pays tribute to Pope Francis, urges Catholics to proclaim truth in troubled world

Pope Leo XIV paid tribute to Pope Francis and called on Catholics to follow the late pontiff’s example in proclaiming the truth in a troubled world.

Pope Leo XIV revives the Holy Thursday foot-washing of priests after Francis’s inclusive tradition

Pope Leo XIV has restored the traditional Holy Thursday foot-washing ritual by washing the feet of 12 priests.

Pope Leo Rebukes Signature Donald Trump Phrase

Pope Leo XIV condemned "fake news" on Easter Monday amid his call for global peace while taking aim at President Donald Trump.

Pope Leo carries cross for all 14 stations during Good Friday procession, first pontiff to do so in decades

Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross for all of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff, marking the first time in decades that a pope carried the cross to every station.

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Pope sends Easter greetings to Catholic parish in Gaza amid fear, uncertainty of war

Pope Leo XIV sent Easter greetings to Catholics in Gaza as they celebrate Easter amid the fear and uncertainty of war, said Fr. Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of Holy Family Parish.

The Root

The African Pope Behind Easter That You Never Heard of

African-born Pope Victor I (c. 189–199 AD) pushed for Easter to be celebrated on Sundays and shaped early Christian practices, leaving a legacy that still shows up in how we honor the holiday today.

Pope Uses Christianity’s Holiest Day to Take Down Trump

Pope Leo XIV used Easter to smack down Trump’s war—preaching against a thirst for death and destruction. Without naming the American president, the pope delivered the pointed rebuke from St. Peter’s Basilica on Christianity’s holiest day.