Local 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 Associated Press May 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm EDT ...

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. (AP Photo/Gregorio ...

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 also noted that it was Mother's Day in Italy, the United States and elsewhere. "I send a special greeting to all mothers with a prayer for them and for those who are already in heaven," he ...

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 suggesting a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.