Pope Leo XIV inaugurates a
mosaic of the Virgin Mary and a
statue of 16th-century St Rose
of Lima during a ceremony
in the Vatican Gardens, at
the Vatican on January 31, 2026.
Photo: OSV News/Vincenzo
Livieri, Reuters Several bishops’ conferences around the world have echoed Pope Leo XIV’s call to pray for peace on April 11. During his “urbi et irbi” (“to the city and the world”) message on Easter Sunday, the Holy Father called for a prayer vigil for peace to be held Saturday at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.…
