Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in symbolically rich blessing on Mother’s Day By NICOLE WINFIELD and GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO The Associated Press, Updated May 11, 2025, 2:35 p.m. 12 ...

Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine, Gaza on Mother’s Day by: NICOLE WINFIELD and GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO Associated Press Posted: May 11, 2025 / 11:46 AM EDT Updated: May 11, 2025 / 12:02 PM EDT ...

Pope Leo XIV delivers his blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica for his first Sunday blessing after his election, May 11, 2025.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 ...

It was the first time that Leo had returned to the loggia since he first appeared to the world on Thursday evening following his remarkable election as pope.

Pope Leo XIV appears at the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica for his first Sunday blessing after his election, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 11, 2025.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 ...