‘Stop the Spiral of Violence’ — Pope Leo XIV Demands End to Trump’s Iran War

The first American pope used his Angelus to deliver a forceful moral plea to end Operation Epic Fury — the latest in a pattern of prophetic opposition to Trump’s military campaigns across the globe.

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On Sunday morning, as the smoke still hung over Tehran and Isfahan, Pope Leo XIV stood before the faithful in St. Peter’s Square and did what he has done at every turn of this b…