VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff. Leo said, “Never again war!” from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday. Recalling the end of World War II 80 years ago, Leo quoted Pope Francis in denouncing the number of conflicts ravaging the globe today, saying it was a “third world war in pieces.” The first American pope also wished all mothers, “including those in heaven,” a Happy Mother’s Day.