End the war, Pope Leo pleadsWith madness having overcome the leaders of the United States, Israel and Iran in waging an all-out war to near extinction, Pope Leo XIV has intervened. “I’m told that President Trump has recently stated that he would like to end the war. Pope Leo was making an unusually direct intervention. We turn our gaze to Jesus, who reveals himself as King of Peace, even as war looms around him. Brothers and sisters, this is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war.

Source: Philippine Star April 01, 2026 16:47 UTC