Pope Leo Slams Trump, Backs Iran Ceasefire

0:00On April 8th, Pope Leo just gave a big nod to the two-week ceasefire in the Iran War, coming right after he slammed President Trump's threat against. Iran's people as totally unacceptable. The first US-born Pope made it clear he's all about de-escalation in this messy regional fight. Earlier this week, during his weekly audience, Leo expressed real satisfaction over the truce announcement amid sky-high tensions across the middle. East and beyond. He stressed that, only solid negotiations can wrap this conflict up for good. Leo's been stepping up as a vocal critic of the US-Israeli operations against Iran, and is rare for the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics. Worldwide, to call out a President so directly like that. Trump had warned Tuesday that Iran's whole civilization could face doom that night, without a truce, which drew Leo's sharp rebuke to reporters. This marks a clear ramp up in the Pope's pushback on the war's escalation. With Leo keeping the pressure on for talks, eyes are now on whether this pause holds and

1:02leads to real peace in the region. That wraps entertainment and celebrity news today, brought to you with AI. I'm Corey with The Story.