Pope Leo XIV

Pope condemns killing of protesters in Iran, reaffirms stance against war

"When a regime... takes away the lives of other people unjustly, then obviously that is something that should be condemned," Pope Leo said during a press conference.

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Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard the papal flight from Malabo to Rome, April 23, 2026, at the end of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa.
A combination picture shows Pope Leo XIV addressing Algeria's political leaders at the cultural centre of the Great Mosque of Algiers (Djamaa El Djazair), where he criticized violations of international law by "neocolonial" world powers, in Mohamadia, Algiers, Algeria, April 13, 2026.

Pope Leo 'using more politics than he should' amid US-Iran war, say Trump supporters - NBC

Pope Leo has criticized US President Donald Trump's actions against Iran in multiple instances, leading to a social media squabble between the two leaders.

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Pope Leo XIV speaks as he attends a meeting with the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps in Luanda, Angola, April 18, 2026.

Pope Leo denies targeting Trump, says comments misread during Africa tour

That speech, said Leo, "was prepared two weeks ago, well before the president ever commented on myself and on the message of peace that I am promoting."

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AI-generated illustrative image: The world prefers Jews who die, not Jews who fight, the writer says.

Dead Jews are not the problem. The ones who survive are - opinion

The Jew as victim is acceptable. The Jew as memory is acceptable. But the Jew who acts, who fights, and who refuses to wait for permission becomes a problem.

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TIME names Netanyahu among 2026 Most Influential, calls his post-Oct. 7 comeback bigger than Trump

TIME editor-at-large Ian Bremmer wrote that the PM "once faced the political wasteland" after Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre, but has now engineered a "political comeback" that "may have exceeded Trump's."

APRIL 16, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu

Pope pledges to keep speaking against war, Trump draws outrage for AI Jesus-like image of self

The post on Trump’s Truth Social platform, which Trump later said was meant to portray him as a doctor, came amid his escalating feud with Pope Leo.

APRIL 14, 2026ByREUTERS
A combination picture shows Pope Leo XIV and and U.S. President Donald Trump after disembarking Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, April 12, 2026.

Archbishop Emil Nona appointed patriarch of Chaldean Catholic Church

Archbishop Emil Nona was born in the Iraqi town of Alqosh in 1967 and was appointed Archbishop of Mosul in 2009 at the age of 42.

APRIL 13, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A priest leads the the Easter Vigil at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chaldean Catholic Church in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on April 4, 2026.

'I like his brother more': Trump slams Pope Leo over Iran nuclear issue, left-wing policies

Trump added that Pope Leo "should be thankful," as the only reason he had been elected to the Vatican was "because he was an American" who would be able to "deal with President Donald J. Trump."

APRIL 13, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Pope Leo XIV walks as he leaves the papal residence to head back to the Vatican, in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, March 31, 2026.

Pope Leo to begin 10-day Africa tour on mission to spotlight continent's needs

The Pope will visit Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea on a tour that will cover 11 cities and towns, spanning nearly 18,000 km (11,185 miles) across 18 flights.

APRIL 13, 2026ByREUTERS
Pope Leo XIV gestures as he leaves after Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 29, 2026.

Passover, war and faith: Moral clarity matters in Israel’s defense - opinion

As Passover begins, a rabbinic voice challenges the Pope’s remarks on war, arguing that Jewish ethics demand moral clarity and the obligation of self-defense.

APRIL 2, 2026ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN
Pope Leo XIV speaks to the media as he leaves the papal residence to head back to the Vatican, in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, March 31, 2026.

US potential ground invasion, Pope Leo speaks out

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MARCH 29, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd during a meeting with bishpops, priests consacrated persons and personal workers at the shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, northeast of the capital Beirut, on December 1, 2025.

Pope Leo says God rejects prayers of leaders who wage wars, says they have 'hands full of blood'

"This is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war," Pope Leo, the first US pope, told crowds.

MARCH 29, 2026ByREUTERS
Pope Leo XIV delivers a homily during the Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 29, 2026.

How many missiles have fallen on the Pope’s children? - comment

As the pope urges restraint and condemns war, Israelis facing daily threats question whether such moral clarity reflects the realities on the ground.

MARCH 29, 2026ByALEX WINSTON
Pope Leo XIV gestures as he leaves after Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 29, 2026.

Yad Vashem Chairman Dayan meets with Pope Leo XIV to discuss Holocaust remembrance

Dayan and the Pope discussed potential collaborations between the Vatican and Yad Vashem regarding Holocaust commemoration, documentation, and education.

MARCH 23, 2026ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan meets with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, March 23, 2026