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VATICAN CITY \u2014 In his inaugural Easter Sunday celebration as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV delivered a powerful message urging nations worldwide to abandon warfare and pursue peaceful resolutions to international disputes through conversation and diplomacy.<\/p>

The newly installed pontiff presided over Easter Mass at the Vatican, using the holy day to emphasize the importance of dialogue in addressing global tensions and conflicts.<\/p>

The historic celebration marked Pope Leo XIV’s first major Easter observance since assuming the papacy, with the ceremony captured in photographs documenting this significant milestone in his papal tenure.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pope Leo XIV marked his first Easter Sunday as head of the Catholic Church with a message urging nations to abandon warfare and pursue peaceful solutions to international disputes. The pontiff celebrated Easter Mass at the Vatican, emphasizing dialogue as the path to resolving global conflicts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":47455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[835],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religious"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775389061166.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-clq","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44044,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/new-pope-leo-xiv-begins-first-holy-week-remembering-pope-francis-final-days\/","url_meta":{"origin":47456,"position":0},"title":"New Pope Leo XIV Begins First Holy Week, Remembering Pope Francis’ Final Days","author":"Admin","date":"March 29, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV kicked off his inaugural Holy Week celebration with Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square before thousands of worshippers. 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