Pope Leo XIV has urged a ceasefire in the Middle East and called on leaders in the Iran war to reopen talks. On Sunday, he spoke in his noon blessing and condemned attacks on schools, hospitals and homes. He pointed to a strike that hit a school in Iran and killed children. U.S. officials say an investigation is underway and flawed intelligence may have played a role. Leo also highlighted rising humanitarian risks in Lebanon and worried about vulnerable Christian communities. He kept his language indirect and avoided naming countries. Some U.S. cardinals and Vatican officials have spoken more bluntly and criticized the war.

Pope Leo XIV is moving into the newly renovated papal apartment in the Apostolic Palace. The Vatican said Leo would be joined in the papal apartment by his closest aides. While previous popes lived there, Pope Francis famously chose not to live in the flat, preferring instead to live in the Vatican hotel. After he was elected last May, Leo had continued living in his small apartment in the Vatican’s Sant’Uffizi palace. Over the ensuing 10 months, the Vatican undertook extensive renovations to the papal apartment. It was in dire need of an update because it hadn’t been used during Francis’ 12-year papacy.