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Pope Leo XIV says violence is a last resort, rejects Trump’s claim about supporting nuclear weapons

Just war is “a very complex problem. You have to analyze it on many levels,” Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard the papal plane en route to Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Luanda, Angola, Saturday, April 18, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV says debate with Trump is ‘not in my interest at all’

En route from Cameroon to Angola, the pope said his mission in Africa is pastoral and rejected suggestions

Threat against entire people of Iran ‘not acceptable,’ Pope Leo XIV says

Attacks on civilian infrastructure violate international law and are also a sign of hatred, division, and destruction, Pope

Cardinal Gugerotti on the Christian East and the Role of Vatican Diplomacy

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti is one of the Vatican’s most experienced voices on the Christian East. Over the course

Iran’s Violent Crackdown Strains Diplomatic Relations With the Vatican

ANALYSIS: The Holy See and Iran have had a continuing dialogue in recent years. But the killing of
Pope Leo prays at the tomb of St. Francis in Assisi. Credit: Vatican Media. Giotto's portrait of St. Francis. Credit: Public domain.

Vaticano Updates: A Franciscan Jubilee and a Call for Peace

The latest news from Rome and the Vatican: A Franciscan Jubilee and a Call for Peace Pope Leo

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