US EditionPope Leo says God rejects prayers of leaders who wage wars
Pope Leo XIV condemned world leaders for using religion to justify war and declared God rejects their prayers, emphasizing Jesus as the King of Peace who opposes violence.
- On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV rejected claims that God justifies war during a Palm Sunday Mass in Peter's Square, insisting that Jesus is the "King of Peace" who rejects violence.
- Amid the Israeli war on Iran and Russia's campaign in Ukraine, Leo addressed religious justifications for conflict as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Orthodox Church invoked faith to frame military actions.
- Recalling the prophet Isaiah, the Pope noted, "Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood," emphasizing Jesus's steadfast meekness amid violence.
- Leo is restoring the traditional Holy Thursday foot-washing ceremony to the basilica of John Lateran, a practice previously observed by Popes Benedict XVI and John Paul II for decades.
- Current observances recall Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday last year after a final, poignant Holy Week, having famously used his pontificate to reach society's margins.
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Pope Leo XIV Delivers Anti-War Rebuke as Trump Marches Toward Armageddon
Joshua Scheer As tensions with Iran escalate, Pope Leo XIV used this year’s Palm Sunday mass to deliver a pointed moral rebuke—one that lands directly on the political stage. Speaking at San Pancrazio Cathedral in Albano Laziale, Italy, the Pope made clear that Jesus is not a figure to be co-opted to justify war. Writing…
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Much of the media rushed to portray Pope Leo’s Palm Sunday homily as a blanket condemnation of the Trump administration. But that is not what he said — and certainly not what his biblical reference to Isaiah meant. Pope Leo’s homily opened with the stark warning from Isaiah 1:15 that God “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war … your hands are full of blood.” It was a harsh statement that at first glance seemed to dismiss all war a…
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Karoline Leavitt Pressed On Pope Leo’s Recent Criticism Of Trump Waging War
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responded to Pope Leo XIV’s recent remark that God “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war” — a remark that stood out from the first American pontiff, considering President Donald Trump is currently spearheading the war against Iran. Leavitt was asked to comment on what the pope said during a press briefing on Monday. Her answer subtly pushed back on the pope’s Palm Sunday homily, with L…
ROME— Pope Leo XIV rejected on Sunday the claims that God justified the war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Mass on Palm Sunday to tens of thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square. While the war between the United States and Israel against Iran began its second month and the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued, the pontiff dedicated his Palm Sunday homily to insisting that God is the “king of peace” who reject…
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Pope Leo XIV on Palm Sunday says God 'does not listen' to those who wage war
His remarks came as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran entered its second month.
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