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- Pope Leo XIV of the Holy See opened 2026 with a peace call in his first Angelus address before about 40,000 people in St. Peter’s Square, Rome.
- He urged rejecting violence and embracing reconciliation, insisting that peace is a gift from God requiring personal commitment.
- He closed with a biblical blessing and entrusted the year to Mary, Mother of God, seeking guidance for humanity.
