US EditionPope Leo XIV Urges an Easter End to the US-Israel War on Iran, Calling for Dialogue
The pope said Trump should seek a way to reduce bombing and violence as he warned the war has killed thousands, including children.
- On Tuesday, Pope Leo XIV urged President Donald Trump to find an 'off-ramp' from the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, marking a rare direct appeal from the pontiff as he left his residence at Castel Gandolfo near Rome.
- Joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on February 28 initiated the month-long conflict, which has killed thousands and disrupted energy supplies, prompting the Pope's urgent plea to reduce violence before Easter.
- During forceful Palm Sunday remarks, the pontiff said God rejects the prayers of leaders with "hands full of blood," while emphasizing constant appeals for peace amid widespread hatred and violence.
- Pope Leo is preparing to personally carry the cross during the Good Friday procession at the Colosseum, while expressing hope that a truce might be observed for Easter on April 5.
- Christians in the Middle East face displacement and insecurity from the conflict, as the pontiff prepares to deliver his traditional "Urbi et Orbi" blessing on Sunday—a message blending political and spiritual weight.
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Pope Leo XIV demanded that the President of the United States, Donald Trump, put an end to the escalation of global violence and bombing.
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Pope Leo XIV urges an Easter end to US-Israel war on Iran, calling for dialogue
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV expressed hope that the U.S.-Israel war on Iran could be finished before Easter in remarks to reporters as he left the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo outside of Rome on Tuesday. “I’m told that President Trump has recently stated that he would like to end the war,’’ the U.S.-born pope said. “I hope that he’s looking for an off-ramp.’’ “Hopefully he’s looking for a way to decrease the amount of violence, of bombing, w…
Pope Leo urges Trump to find 'off-ramp' to end Iran war
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – Pope Leo urged US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, March 31, to look for an “off-ramp” to end the Iran war, in a rare direct appeal from the pontiff as the regional conflict expands. “I’m told that President Trump has recently stated that he would like to end the war,” said Leo, the first pope from the US. “Hopefully he’s looking for an off-ramp,” the pope told journalists outside his residence in Castel Gandolfo, near…
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