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Pope Leo calls for peace in the Middle East at first Easter Sunday mass as pontiff

Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, called for peace in the Middle East at his first Easter Sunday mass as pontiff. Grouped from 11 articles across 7 sources.

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CBS NewsApr 6, 2026, 1:58 PM

Pope Leo calls for peace in the Middle East at first Easter Sunday mass as pontiff

Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, called for peace in the Middle East at his first Easter Sunday mass as pontiff.

CBS NewsApr 5, 2026, 11:50 PM

Pope Leo calls for peace in first Easter Sunday address

In his first Easter as Pontiff, Pope Leo, the First American pope, called for peace amid an American war in Iran. Chris Livesay reports.

The Globe and MailApr 5, 2026, 1:07 PM

Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in first Easter Mass as pontiff

Leo broke from a tradition of listing the world’s woes by name in the Urbi et Orbi blessing

The Globe and MailApr 5, 2026, 2:23 AM

Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Easter vigil, calls for peace in world torn by war

On Palm Sunday, the Pope said God doesn’t listen to prayers of those who make war or cite God to justify violence

BBC NewsApr 5, 2026, 12:35 PM

Pope Leo calls for global leaders to choose peace in his first Easter Mass

Pope Leo XIV addressed thousands of worshippers gathered in St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday in his first address as pontiff.

CBS NewsApr 6, 2026, 12:20 AM

Pope Leo calls for hope amid global conflicts on his first Easter as pontiff

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff, urging hope against the violence of war.

DWApr 5, 2026, 12:21 PM

Pope's Easter message: Leaders must choose peace over war

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff on Sunday. In the traditional "Urbi et Orbi" blessing, he called for world leaders to wage peace, not war.

Fox NewsApr 5, 2026, 11:03 AM

Pope Leo XIV invokes Pope Francis' final words in Easter plea against growing 'indifference' to war

In his first Easter blessing as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV called for dialogue over domination, quoting Pope Francis' warning on global indifference.

The GuardianApr 6, 2026, 11:29 AM

Thailand PM calls for energy saving as Middle East conflict drives price surge

Anutin Charnvirakul encourages measures such as home working and carpooling as country is reliant on oil imports Thailand’s prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, has called on the public to conserve energy, urging work-from-home measures and carpooling, as he warned of the impact of the conflict in the Middle East. In a statement posted on social media, Anutin said Thailand was exposed to the crisis because of its reliance on imported oil and gas, and the country could not be complacent. Continue reading...

The Straits TimesApr 4, 2026, 8:59 PM

At Easter vigil, Pope Leo urges world not to grow numb to war

Pope Leo has been ramping up his criticism of the Iran war in recent weeks.

The Straits TimesApr 5, 2026, 10:20 AM

On Easter, Pope Leo urges world leaders to end wars, renounce conquest

The pontiff has emerged as an outspoken critic of the Iran war.

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