Photos show Pope Leo's first Easter Mass as pontiff

April 05, 2026 Administrator
Photos show Pope Leo's first Easter Mass as pontiff

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIVcelebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiffwith a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue.

Associated Press Pope Leo XIV arrives to preside over Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Pope Leo XIV delivers the Urbi et Orbi blessing - Latin for Pope Leo XIV addresses the faithful after delivering the Urbi et Orbi blessing - Latin for Italian military personnel in historical uniforms stand in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican prior to Easter Mass presided over by Pope Leo XIV, Sunday, April 5, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Pope Leo XIV addresses the faithful after delivering the Urbi et Orbi blessing - Latin for Pope Leo XIV presides over Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026 (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Clergy follow Pope Leo XIV as he presides over Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Pope Leo XIV, with Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church, right, and Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, left, presides over Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Priests reach toward the faithful to distribute Holy Communion as Pope Leo XIV presides over Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026.(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Pope Leo XIV sprinkles holy water with a bunch of hyssop sprigs as he presides over Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Leo XIV presides over Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Pope Leo XIV arrives to preside over Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful at the end of Easter Mass he presided over in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful at the end of Easter Mass he presided over in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful at the end of Easter Mass he presided over in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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