Pope Leo: Trump's Iran Threat Unacceptable

0:00On April 7th, Pope Leo XIV just dropped some heavy words on President Trump's threat to take out Iranian civilization, calling it, straight up unacceptable and saying any hits on civilian spots, break international law. Trump put it on truth social, warning that if Iran skips a US peace deal by APM, Eastern daylight time Tuesday, a whole civilization could, vanish forever. The first American-born Pope is pushing hard now, telling Americans and folks everywhere to hit up their leaders and Congress members, demand no war. And push for real talk instead. This ramps up from his earlier calls. Last week he even named Trump directly, hoping for an off-ramp. That's a rare for the Vatican, which usually stays neutral on politics. Meanwhile, the Vatican tried delivering over 40 tons of Easter aid to devil in Lebanon, but security issues blocked it. Leo sent a message of solidarity to those Christians facing injustice, urging everyone

1:00to remember the kids, the elderly, and find peaceful paths through these global messes. I'm Cory with the story, and you've been listening to US News today, AI-powered national coverage.