US EditionPope Leo XIV Calls for Peace and Dialogue in Israel-Iran Conflict
- U.S. President Donald Trump announced on June 24, 2025, that a ceasefire is now in effect between Iran and Israel following a 12-day conflict involving missile strikes and military targeting.
- The ceasefire followed intense hostilities including Israel targeting Iranian nuclear sites and U.S. bunker-buster strikes, with Iran maintaining its nuclear program is peaceful amid calls for dialogue.
- India expressed relief at the ceasefire, underscoring the importance of ongoing dialogue to resolve regional conflicts, evacuated more than 2,200 nationals, and maintained communication with both Iran and Israel throughout the crisis.
- Pope Leo XIV, speaking at his weekly audience, urged all parties to reject bullying and revenge, urging a resolute commitment to dialogue and peace while expressing solidarity with Middle Eastern Christians.
- The ceasefire and calls for diplomacy suggest a potential easing of regional tensions, though concerns remain over long-term security and stability amid fragile peace and continuing international engagement.
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Pope Leo XIV: Western Christians must reject ‘fake news’ and help the suffering Eastern churches
Pope Leo XIV denounced the “violent conflict [that] seems to be raging in the Christian East with a diabolical intensity previously unknown” and said the Christians of the West must do more to help the Christians of the East, especially those suffering in Ukraine, Gaza and other places in the Middle East.
With the representatives of the Eastern Churches, Prevost complains that international law is replaced by the imposition of the law of the strongest. War violence strikes the Christian East with a diabolical vehemence never seen before.
Popes for peace: Leo and Francis, and Pius and John
From the first words of his first appearance, Pope Leo XIV has called for peace.As a stylistic choice, greeting the crowd in St. Peter’s square with the traditional “peace be with you,” was a point of difference with his immediate predecessor Francis, who famously opened a simple “good evening.”Pope Pius XII and the future Pope St. John XXIII. Public Domain.But Leo’s first words as pope were not simply a stock phrase, as he went on to lay out th…
Pope Leo calls for peace in Middle East: ‘Reject revenge, choose dialogue’
During his June 25 General Audience, Pope Leo XIV addressed escalating violence in the Middle East, urging world leaders to reject revenge and choose peace, while… The post Pope Leo calls for peace in Middle East: ‘Reject revenge, choose dialogue’ appeared first on CatholicVote org.
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