Pope Leo then noted that “[t]oday, in Italy and in other countries, we celebrate Mother’s Day. I send a warm greeting to all mothers, with a prayer for them and for those who are already in ...

Leo XIV addressed crowd of around 100,000 people at St Peter's Basilica in his first Sunday noon blessing as pope Pope Leo XIV called for a ... Gaza in symbolically rich blessing on Mother’s Day.

FILE- Pope Benedict XVI delivers his blessing during his last Angelus noon prayer, from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. Credit: AP ...

Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in symbolically rich blessing on Mother’s Day Pope Leo XIV appears on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for his first Sunday blessing ...

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 ...

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 messag… ...

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 ...

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.

Leo was picking up the papal tradition of offering a Sunday blessing at noon, but with several ... Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in symbolically rich blessing on Mother's Day.

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. Author: NICOLE WINFIELD and GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO ...

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 ...