The Chicago-born pope addressed a crowd of 30,000 in a live-streamed message from the Vatican: "Build up community [and] friendship as brothers and sisters."

Mass before tens of thousands in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV took aim at the rise of “political nationalisms,” though he avoided naming any country or political figure. His remarks — emphasizing unity,

The new Pope Leo XIV called for peace around the world in his first Pentecost address on Sunday. Speaking to tens of thousands of people in St Peter's Square, the first US-born head of the Catholic Church emphasized that peace must come from the heart.