ROME -- ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV opened 2026 on Thursday with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries “bloodied by conflict” and families wounded by violence.

The 'Walk for Peace' continues as the monks leave Atlanta today and head for Snellville. Their journey will continue across northeast Georgia.

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday urged Catholics to pray for peace, “first, among nations bloodied by conflict and suffering,” and also “within our homes, in families wounded by violence or pain,” during the Angelus address on the first day of 2026.

"We all are needing the same thing and that’s peace and love." Nineteen Buddhist monks held a peace rally in Decatur on Tuesday evening.

A group of monks on a 'Walk for Peace' from Texas to Washington have entered the Atlanta metro area and are heading into the Decatur neighborhoods.

Mr. Trump met with Mr. Zelensky at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida to discuss a revised 20-point peace plan. Mr. Zelensky said that the latest proposal developed by Ukraine and the United States was nearly complete, and both leaders stressed that the lengthy peace talks would continue.

Donald Trump is in the running for this year's prize and, if chosen, will become the fifth U.S. president to claim the honor.

A dog walking with monks through Georgia has gone viral. Here's the name and breed of the good pup along the Walk for Peace.

If the past year was hard, let it be information, not a life sentence. If it was good, let it be proof that you can build good again.

In 2025, Trump made several assertions claiming that he had helped end multiple wars across the world during his time in office. He often said he had brought peace to conflicts that others considered “unendable.