Pope Leo XIV marked his inaugural Easter Mass as pontiff with a plea on Sunday to abandon weapons and pursue peace in global disputes through conversation, though he broke from tradition by not specif...

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 s...

“Let those who have weapons lay them down! Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace! Not a peace imposed by force, but through dialogue! Not with the desire to dominate others, but to...