Pope Leo XIV speaks against war calls for establishment of the universe willed by God


There has been no harsher critic to U.S. military action in Iran than Pope Leo XIV: “War is back in vogue and a zeal for war is spreading. The principle established after the Second World War, which prohibited nations from using force to violate the borders of others, has been completely undermined. “Peace is no longer sought as a gift and a desirable good in itself, or in the pursuit of the establishment of the ordered universe willed by God, with a more perfect form of justice among men and women.” “Instead, peace is sought through weapons as a condition for asserting one’s own dominion. “This gravely threatens the rule of law, which is the foundation of all peaceful civil coexistence.”

A source close to Pope Leo XIV tells me the pontiff is expected to condemn DonaldTrump’s strike against Iran and appeal for peace during his Sunday Angelus. The source said the U.S-born pope views the strikes as “immoral, illegal, and a grave threat to the entire human family.” If Sunday’s remarks come as expected, they will represent one of Pope Leo’s most forceful and direct public confrontations with Donald Trump since his election on May 8, 2025, and the latest chapter in what has become the defining moral clash of this pontificate.

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