{"id":6518,"date":"2026-04-01T03:59:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T03:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/?p=6518"},"modified":"2026-04-08T04:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T04:01:12","slug":"pope-issues-urgent-appeal-to-trump-amid-escalating-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/pope-issues-urgent-appeal-to-trump-amid-escalating-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Issues Urgent Appeal to Trump Amid Escalating Tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osvnews.com\/10-million-christians-in-us-at-risk-of-mass-deportation-says-catholic-evangelical-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>By OSV News<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(OSV News) \u2014 Pope Leo XIV called on world leaders, including President Donald Trump by name, to return to peace talks and de-escalate the war in the Middle East March 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He shared his thoughts after being asked at a news conference while leaving Castel Gandolfo if he has a message for world leaders, particularly Trump, amid escalating violence in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2026\/03\/pope-urges-peace-warns-about-wider-middle-east-conflict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was told that President Trump had recently stated that he would like to end the war,\u201d Pope Leo told journalists. \u201cHopefully he\u2019s looking for an off-ramp. Hopefully he\u2019s looking for a way to decrease the amount of violence, of bombing, which would be a significant contribution to removing the hatred that\u2019s being created and is increasing constantly in the Middle East and elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He continued: \u201cSo I would certainly continue to give this call to all leaders of the world: to say, come back to the table <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2026\/03\/maryknoll-joint-leadership-statement-on-u-s-israel-war-on-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to dialogue<\/a>, let\u2019s look for solutions to problems, let\u2019s look for ways to reduce the amount of violence that we\u2019re promoting, and that peace, especially at Easter, might reign in our hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pope Leo answered questions in Italian, English and Spanish as he was leaving Castel Gandolfo, a lakeside town 13 miles southeast of Rome, after his customary Tuesday day off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pope Leo XIV rebukes those who promote war<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pope Leo has been a vocal critic of war in the Middle East and beyond. His comments March 31 followed his first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiv\/en\/homilies\/2026\/documents\/20260329-palme.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Palm Sunday homily<\/a> as pope, in which he proclaimed that Jesus, the \u201cKing of Peace,\u201d embraces all suffering in human history and cries out from the cross against war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God, Pope Leo said, \u201cdoes not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them, saying: \u2018Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/isaiah\/0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(Is 1:15)<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asked about the pontiff\u2019s comments at a March 30 press briefing, White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewtnnews.com\/world\/us\/white-house-defends-praying-for-u-s-troops-after-pope-condemns-using-prayers-to-justify-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> said the U.S. was founded \u201con Judeo-Christian values,\u201d and that the nation\u2019s leaders, presidents and troops have gone \u201cto prayer during the most turbulent times in our nation\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything wrong with our military leaders or with the president calling on the American people to pray for our service members and those who are serving our country overseas,\u201d Leavitt said, adding: \u201cIn fact, I think it\u2019s a very noble thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you talk to many service members, they will tell you they appreciate the prayers and support from the commander in chief and from his Cabinet,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2026\/02\/pope-leo-archbishop-coakley-urge-renewal-of-us-russia-nuclear-treaty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The pope<\/a> repeated the phrase \u201cKing of Peace\u201d seven times throughout his homily, weaving it through different moments of the passion of Christ, pointing to Jesus as a victim of unjust violence who never took up arms in his own defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Featured image: Pope Leo XIV speaks to the media before leaving the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, March 31, 2026, to head back to the Vatican. 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