US EditionPope urges US and Iran to return to peace talks, condemns capital punishment
He also said migrants must be treated humanely and urged a culture of peace as the 1.4-billion-member church faces war and morality debates.
- On Thursday, Pope Leo XIV urged the United States and Iran to resume negotiations to end the war, condemning capital punishment during a press conference aboard the papal plane returning from Africa.
- Stalled diplomatic efforts and the ongoing standoff over the Strait of Hormuz prompted the appeal; Leo expressed frustration that peace negotiations remain stuck with conflicting positions from both sides.
- Leo condemned the killing of Iranian protesters, stating, "So when a regime, when a country takes decisions which take away the lives of other people unjustly, then obviously that is something that should be condemned."
- Responding to President Donald Trump's prior attacks calling him "terrible for Foreign Policy," the Pope sought to de-escalate tensions by attributing friction to media misinterpretations of his stance.
- Concluding his 11-day Africa tour, Leo emphasized the Vatican's preference for working "behind the scenes to promote justice" rather than issuing public condemnations of authoritarian leaders.
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The Pontiff also condemns the executions by the Mullah Justice.
Pope Leo vents about failure to end Iran war: 'Many innocent people have died'
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Leo expressed frustration Thursday that U.S. and Iranian leaders have not been able to get the diplomatic efforts to end the war back on track.“One day Iran says 'yes,' the United States says 'no,' and vice versa,” Leo told reporters on the flight back to the Vatican after an 11-day pastoral visit to Africa.
On the flight to Rome, Leo XIV reiterates that his first mission is to proclaim the Gospel. He remembers the children victims of the war in Iran and Lebanon. ...
Pope Leo condemns killing of protesters in Iran, reaffirms stance against war
Pope Leo on Thursday firmly condemned the killing of protesters in Iran, after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the Catholic leader last week for not doing so while speaking out against the U.S.-Israel war with Iran.
Pope Leo, in his speech today, also condemned the killings of protesters in Iran.
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