This week, Pope Leo, who is an American, had a simple but direct Easter message for US president Donald Trump. Jesus, king of peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the threat from Trump to bomb Iran “back to the stone ages” was unacceptable. “That’s unacceptable. There is no better time than Easter to reflect on the indefensible loss of life war causes.

Source: Irish Independent April 03, 2026 06:04 UTC