Upon the recitation of the Regina Caeli, the pope also remembered Pope Francis, who died one year ago on Easter Monday. Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Regina ...

On his first Easter as pontiff, Leo XIV urged Christians to bring the hope of the Resurrection into a world scarred by war, violence, and injustice. Pope Leo XIV venerates an icon of the risen Christ ...

Pope Leo 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 conflicts ...

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Pope Leo XIV addresses the faithful after delivering the Urbi et Orbi blessing - Latin for "to the city of Rome and to the world" - from the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica at the end of Easter ...

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 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 listing the ...

Thousands of worshippers flocked to St Peter's Square on Sunday to hear Pope Leo XIV deliver his first Easter Mass address as pontiff. Framed by white roses on the central balcony of the Vatican's ...

It's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Rob Schmitz. Today in Rome, Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter as head of the Roman Catholic Church. It was a bright, sunny day in St. Peter's ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV used his first Easter speech Sunday to deliver a resounding call for peace in times of renewed war, declaring, “Let those who have weapons lay them down!” “Let those who have the ...

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 ...