Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

Pope Leo Condemns Netanyahu’s Gaza Campaign: “No Future in Violence and Vengeance”

Leo continues Francis’s calls to Gaza parish, but warns that statehood alone won’t break the deadlock.

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Christopher Hale
Sep 23, 2025
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Speaking to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV delivered a stinging moral indictment of the ongoing Israeli military campaign in Gaza.

“Together with the pastors of the churches in the Holy Land, I repeat that there is no future based on violence, forced exile, and revenge,” he declared after the Angelus prayer.

The pope’s words — “P…

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