Pope Leo called for all people of good will to pray for peace and demand an end to war from their political leaders.

Social media post names no names but criticizes attempts to use religion to glorify US war in Middle East

Pope Leo called for all people of good will to pray for peace and demand an end to war from their political leaders.

Leo’s comments did not directly mention war in Iran but read as his strongest condemnation of the conflict yet

The head of the Catholic Church, who has repeatedly called for an end to the conflicts in Iran and Lebanon, has received sustained criticism from the US president.

The president urged the American pontiff to "stop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician."