Pope Leo calls for wars to end in Ukraine and Gaza

India-Pakistan ceasefire, immigration, tariff talks

ADVERTISEMENT View in Browser | APNews DONATE View in Browser | APNews DONATE Policy changes, but facts endure. AP delivers accurate, fact-based journalism to keep the world informed in every administration. Support independent reporting today. Donate. By Elizabeth Both May 11, 2025 By Elizabeth Both May 11, 2025 Good morning and welcome to the Sunday edition of Morning Wire, where we give you the weekend rundown to get ready for the week ahead. Today, the Trump administration is considering suspending habeas corpus to expedite deportations, Kashmir remains uneasy amid an India-Pakistan ceasefire and a man jailed by a split jury and false accusation now fights to reform Louisiana's justice system with his accuser.   But first, Pope Leo XIV appeals for "no more war" in his first Sunday mass.  UP FIRST Pope Leo XIV appears at the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica for his first Sunday blessing after his election, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 11, 2025.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in symbolically rich blessing on Mother's Day Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff that featured some symbolic gestures suggesting a message of unity in a polarized Catholic Church. "I too address the world's great powers by repeating the ever-present call 'never again war,'" Leo said from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica to thousands of people below. Read more.  TOP STORIES White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller speaks to reporters outside the White House, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)  Trump team mulls suspending habeas corpus to speed deportations. Can it? White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller says the Trump administration is "actively looking at" suspending habeas corpus, the constitutional right for people to legally challenge their detention by the government. Such a move would be aimed at migrants as part of the Republican president's broader crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border. 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