ROME: Pope Leo XIV renewed his appeal Sunday for peace in the Middle East and criticized those who invoke religion to wage war, saying that “God cannot be enlisted by darkness.” “Currently, many of our brothers and sisters in the world are suffering from violent conflicts, caused by the absurd claim that problems and differences can be resolved through war,” he said on a pastoral visit to a Rome suburb. He added: “Some claim to involve the name of God in these deadly decisions, but God cannot be enlisted by darkness.

Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV renewed his appeal for peace in the Middle East on Sunday, calling for an end to the war and reopening of dialogue. “Dear brothers and sisters, for two…

ROME: Pope Leo XIV renewed his appeal Sunday for peace in the Middle East and criticized those who invoke religion to wage war, saying that “God cannot be enlisted by darkness.”…

Pope Leo XIV called for a cease-fire in the Middle East on Sunday, issuing his strongest and most direct demand to date for an end to the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran as the conflict…

The pontiff didn’t cite the United States or Israel by name in his comments at the end of his Sunday noon blessing.