Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pope, publicly prayed for victims of a Minnesota school shooting that killed two children and injured others. He called for an end to the "pandemic of arms," echoing his predecessor's condemnation of the arms industry. His Sunday address also included a plea for a ceasefire in Ukraine and a call for dialogue and peace. The shooting reignited the gun control debate in the US, with Minneapolis' mayor advocating for concrete solutions beyond condolences.

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