Flanked by Altar Girls, Pope Leo XIV Preaches Peace in Ostia Parish

In one of Rome’s most crime-ridden neighborhoods, Pope Leo says peace begins by disarming our words.

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Pope Leo XIV’s first visit to a Roman parish as pontiff produced a quietly striking image.

As he celebrated Mass at the seaside church of Santa Maria Regina Pacis in Ostia on Su…