Pope Leo urges peace, warns about wider Middle East conflict
By Junno Arocho Esteves , OSV News
Pope Leo XIV has called for an end to the war in Iran and warned that the conflict could drag more countries in the Middle East into instability.
Speaking to pilgrims after praying the Angelus prayer on March 8, Pope Leo said developing news from Iran and from across the Middle East has caused “deep dismay.”
“Amid episodes of violence and devastation...