A few hours after the United States bombed key nuclear sites in Iran, Pope Leo XIV stood before the faithful and delivered a passionate plea for peace.
“War does not solve problems; on the contrary, it amplifies them and inflicts deep wounds on the history of peoples, which take generations to heal.
No armed victory can compensate for the pain of mothers, the fear of children, or stolen futures.
May diplomacy silence the weapons! May nations chart their futures with works of peace, not with violence and bloodstained conflicts!”
It’s a beautiful sentiment.