In his first Sunday blessing at the Vatican since assuming office, Pope Leo XIV has called on international leaders to work towards peace.
In addition to calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and “lasting peace” between Russia and Ukraine, the 69-year-old praised the ceasefire accord made between India and Pakistan.
On Thursday, May 8, it was formally announced that Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, whose papal name is Pope Leo XIV, would succeed Pope Francis as leader of the Catholic Church.
