VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for an end to the “pandemic of arms” as he prayed for “countless” children killed by firearms and in conflicts globally. The US pontiff repeated his calls at the end of the Angelus prayer for a ceasefire in Ukraine following a Russian attack on Kyiv on Thursday in which at least 25 people died, including four children. READ: US shooting: 2 kids killed, 17 people wounded in Catholic school attack He also noted the recent shooting during a school mass in Minnesota in the United States, in which two children […]... Keep on reading: Pope urges end to 'pandemic of arms'