Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St.Peter's square during his Sunday Angelus prayer at the Vatican on August 31, 2025. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) (Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Decrying US shooting, Pope laments ‘pandemic of arms’

During Sunday prayers at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV prayed for the victims of the shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis earlier this week and called for an end of "the pandemic of arms.”

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Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St.Peter's square during his Sunday Angelus prayer at the Vatican on August 31, 2025. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) (Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)
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