Pope Leo XIV delivers message for 2026 Pope Leo appeals for world peace in a New Year's Day message at St. Peter’s Square in Rome. (Credit: Vatican Media via AP) NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Pope Leo made an appeal for a world free from antisemitism, prejudice, oppression and persecution Wednesday before linking the message to International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which was observed the day before. Speaking at the conclusion of his weekly audience in the Vatican’s Paul VI