Pope Leo Praises Iran Ceasefire, Criticizes Trump

0:00It's April 8th. From breaking headlines to national stories, this is US News Today, powered by AI. Pope Leo just gave a big nod to the two-week ceasefire in the Iran conflict, coming right off his sharp rebuke of President Trump's warning to Iran. The pontiff, stepping up as a key voice against the fighting, called out the threat as way over the line just hours before praising this truce. Speaking at his weekly audience, Leo expressed real relief over the announcement after all the buildup of tension across the Middle East and beyond. He stressed that getting back to the negotiating table is the only path to shutting down the war completely. As the first United States Pope guiding 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, Leo has turned up the heat on his critiques of the United States. And Israel led campaign. It's not every day he directly calls out a sitting president like that. Trump had dropped that heavy line on Tuesday, saying Iran's entire civilization could banish that night, without a true deal. He'll head back to reporters, labeling it flat out wrong in a move that's super rare

1:01for the Vatican leader. With this pause in place, Leo's pushing hard for everyone to keep talking and turn it into lasting peace before things heat up again.