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Topline Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, previously known as Robert Francis Prevost, gave his first Sunday blessing as pope and called for peace in the Ukraine-Russia conflict and a ceasefire in Gaza. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was elected to be the new pope, poses for a photo at the end of … More the consistory where Pope Francis elevated 21 new cardinals in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Sept. 30, 2023. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Key Facts In his first Sunday St. Peter’s Square blessing as pope, Leo called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, for relief to the “exhausted civilian population” and the release of hostages, and said he carries “the sufferings of the beloved Ukrainian people” in his heart, adding: “Let everything possible be done to achieve genuine, just and lasting peace as soon as possible,” CBS News reported. Leo XIV also called for “never again war” and repeated a quote from Francis, saying the ongoing conflicts in the world are “a third world war in pieces.” The Sunday comments came after Leo XIV, the American-born polyglot who spent much of his career in Peru, spoke briefly in English on Friday morning to an audience of cardinals before delivering the rest of his homily in Italian. “Through the ministry of Peter, you have called me to carry that cross and to be blessed with that mission,” Leo XIV said in English, addressing the cardinals who elected him, whom he urged to “walk with me as we continue as a church, as a community of friends of Jesus.” In Italian, Leo XIV delivered a homily that suggested some of his priorities as pontiff, in which he warned against “practical atheism,” lamenting that Jesus is sometimes “reduced to…

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