Pope Leo XIV Calls War “the Most Terrible of Human Works,” Backs CNN on Trump’s Press Ban

In Paris he defended human dignity against war, nuclear weapons, AI, the exploitation of children, abortion and euthanasia, and defended the multilateral institutions Washington is abandoning.

Pope Leo XIV waves beside French President Emmanuel Macron during the welcome ceremony at Paris-Orly Airport on Sept. 25, 2026. The four-day journey to Paris, Lourdes and Metz is the pope’s fifth abroad. (CREDIT TK)

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