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Vatican demands immediate Middle East truce

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Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called for an immediate ceasefire inthe Middle East, warning that the human toll of the conflict is staggering andthat violence cannot deliver lasting peace or stability.

    At the conclusion of Sunday Mass, the pope appealed onbehalf of Christians in the region and all people of goodwill, urging leadersto halt hostilities and reopen channels for dialogue. “Violence can neverproduce the justice, stability, and peace that the people are waiting for,” he remarked.

    While he did not directly name the United States or Israel,Pope Leo XIV referred to a missile strike on an elementary school in Iran’sHormozgan province, which killed more than 165 people, most of them children. AUS military investigation later confirmed that the attack was carried out byAmerican forces using a Tomahawk cruise missile.

    The conflict intensified after joint US and Israeli strikeson Iranian targets on February 28, which killed Iran’s Supreme Leader AyatollahAli Khamenei and several senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)commanders. In retaliation, Iran launched operations that extended across theregion, affecting Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United ArabEmirates, and Saudi Arabia.

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