Pope Leo XIV calls for 'no more war' in first Sunday message

At the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV appealed for "no more war," in his first Sunday address, echoing the words of his predecessor Pope Francis.

The pontiff called for a lasting peace in Ukraine, an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.

He also welcomed the recent ceasefire between India and Pakistan.

Speaking to a crowd in St. Peter's Square, the new pope said he was praying to God to grant the world the "miracle of peace."