FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Luca Langoni scored early before notching his league-high fifth assist on defender Mamadou Fofana's first career goal, and the New England Revolution beat CF Montreal 3-0 on Saturday.
New England (2-3-0) has lost all three of its road matches under first-year coach Marko Mitrović, but the Revolution have won their two home matches by a combined 9-1 score. Mitrović wasn't on the field as the Revs closed it out after receiving a red card in the 34th minute.
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New England Revolution defender Mamadou Fofana, center, is surrounded by teammates after he scored a goal in the second half of an MLS soccer match against CF Montreal, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
New England Revolution forward Luca Langoni, right, turns away from CF Montréal midfielder Wiki Carmona, left, in the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
New England Revolution forward Luca Langoni (41) and teammate Griffin Yow (7) celebrate Langoni's goal in the first half of an MLS soccer match against CF Montreal, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner, center, catches the ball on a penalty kick in the first half of an MLS soccer match against CF Montreal, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner punches the ball away from the net in the first half of an MLS soccer match against CF Montreal, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner watches the ball sail by the net on a shot by CF Montreal in the second half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
Montreal falls to 1-5-0 as ends a six-match road trip to begin the season.
New England jumped in front in the 6th minute and held a 1-0 lead through halftime on a goal by Langoni, who was in the right place to knock in a deflected shot by Dor Turgeman. It was the first goal this season for Langoni and his sixth netter in 43 career appearances.
The Revolution took a 2-0 lead in the 77th minute when Langoni set up Fofana's netter. Fofana tallied one assist in 30 appearances — all starts — last season as a rookie.
Peyton Miller, an 18-year-old defender, scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Miller has two goals in three matches coming off the bench this season after scoring two goals in his first 36 appearances with 33 starts.
Matt Turner totaled five saves for New England to earn his first clean sheet this season and his 25th in 117 career starts for the club.
Thomas Gillier saved two shots for Montreal in his 14th career start over the past two seasons.
Montreal beat the Revs 3-1 in its last trip to Foxborough in July.
New England leads the all-time series 19-14-4.
Montreal: Hosts the Philadelphia Union on Saturday.
New England: Hosts D.C. United on Saturday.
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New England Revolution defender Mamadou Fofana, center, is surrounded by teammates after he scored a goal in the second half of an MLS soccer match against CF Montreal, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
New England Revolution forward Luca Langoni, right, turns away from CF Montréal midfielder Wiki Carmona, left, in the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
New England Revolution forward Luca Langoni (41) and teammate Griffin Yow (7) celebrate Langoni's goal in the first half of an MLS soccer match against CF Montreal, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner, center, catches the ball on a penalty kick in the first half of an MLS soccer match against CF Montreal, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner punches the ball away from the net in the first half of an MLS soccer match against CF Montreal, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner watches the ball sail by the net on a shot by CF Montreal in the second half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue, but he departed from a tradition of listing the world's woes by name in the Urbi et Orbi blessing from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica.
Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, emphasized Easter’s message of hope as a celebration of Jesus’ resurrection after being crucified, in both the blessing and his homily.
“Let us allow our hearts to be transformed by his immense love for us! Let those who have weapons lay them down! Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace! Not a peace imposed by force, but through dialogue! Not with the desire to dominate others, but to encounter them!” the pope implored.
With the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in its second month and Russia’s ongoing campaign in Ukraine, Leo acknowledged a sense of indifference “to the deaths of thousands of people ... to the repercussions of hatred and division that conflicts sow … to the economic and social consequences they produce.’’
Without mentioning the wars by name, Leo quoted his predecessor, Pope Francis, who during his last public appearance from the same loggia last Easter reminded the faithful of the “great thirst for death, for killing, we witness each day.’’
Francis, weakened by a long illness, died the next day on Easter Monday.
The Urbi et Orbi blessing, Latin for “to the city and the world,’’ has traditionally included a litany of the world’s woes. Leo followed that formula during his Christmas blessing. There was no immediate explanation for the shift.
Earlier, Leo addressed some 50,000 faithful from an open-air altar in St. Peter’s Square flanked with white roses, while the steps leading down to the piazza where the faithful gathered were filled with spring perennials, symbolically resonating with the pope’s words.
He implored the faithful to keep their hope in the face of death, which lurks "in the abuses that crush the weakest among us, because the idolatry of profit that plunders the earth’s resources, because of the violence of war that kills and destroys.’’
Speaking from the loggia, the pope announced a prayer vigil for peace April 11 in the basilica.
“On this day of celebration, let us abandon every desire for conflict, domination, and power, and implore the Lord to grant his peace to a world ravaged by wars and marked by a hatred and indifference that makes us feel powerless in the face of evil,’’ he said.
Leo greeted the global faithful in 10 languages, including Arabic, Chinese and Latin, reviving a practice that his predecessor Pope Francis had let lapse.
Before retreating into the basilica, Leo stepped forward out of the loggia’s shadow and waved to the cheering crowd below. After, he greeted people in the piazza from the popemobile, continuing his tour all the way down Via della Conciliazione toward the Tiber River and back.
During the marathon that is Holy Week, Leo also reclaimed the tradition of washing priests’ feet on Holy Thursday, a gesture of encouragement toward clergy, after Francis had chosen a more inclusive path, traveling to prisons and homes for the disabled to wash the feet of women, non-Christians and prisoners.
The 70-year-old pontiff also became the first pope in decades to carry the light wooden cross for the entire 14 stations during the Way of the Cross on Good Friday.
Traditional ceremonies at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, revered by Christians as the traditional site of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, were scaled back under an agreement with Israeli police. Authorities have put limits on the sizes of public gatherings due to ongoing missile attacks.
The restrictions also dampened the recent Muslim holy month of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr holiday, as well as the current weeklong Jewish festival of Passover. On Sunday, the Jewish priestly blessing at the Western Wall — normally attended by tens of thousands — was limited to just 50 people.
The restrictions have strained relations between Israeli authorities and Christian leaders. Police last week prevented two of the church’s top religious leaders, including Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from celebrating Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
On Tuesday, the pope had expressed hope that the war could be finished before Easter.
Barry reported from Milan. Associated Press writer Josef Federman in Jerusalem contributed to this report.
Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful at the end of Easter Mass he presided over in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Pope Leo XIV addresses the faithful after delivering the Urbi et Orbi blessing - Latin for "to the city of Rome and to the world" - from the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica at the end of Easter Mass he presided over in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV delivers the Urbi et Orbi blessing - Latin for "to the city of Rome and to the world" - from the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica at the end of Easter Mass he presided over in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV addresses the faithful after delivering the Urbi et Orbi blessing - Latin for "to the city of Rome and to the world" - from the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica at the end of Easter Mass he presided over in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV presides over Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Clergy follow Pope Leo XIV as he presides over Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV presides over Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV arrives to preside over Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV sprinkles holy water with a bunch of hyssop sprigs as he presides over Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
