At a time of U.S. war in the Middle East, Pope Leo XIV says no one can use God to justify war. The pontiff says he's praying ...

The pope has said God rejects the prayers of those who wage war and have "hands full of blood." Leo has also prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass.

White House defends prayer for U.S. troops after Pope Leo XIV says God rejects prayers of leaders who wage war.

The pope’s sermon was seen as a rebuke of Pete Hegseth, who has supported a Christian crusade in the Middle East.

Pope Leo denounced war and its religious justification as Israel blocks Christian leaders from the Holy Sepulchre during Palm Sunday celebrations.

Pope Leo said God rejects the prayers of leaders who start wars and have "hands full of blood," in unusually forceful remarks ...

Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that God doesn’t listen to the prayers of those who make war or cite God to justify their violence, as he prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm ...

On March 5, a circle of evangelical leaders gathered around Donald Trump in the Oval Office, laid hands on him, and prayed ...

Pope Leo XIV used his first Easter vigil at St. Peter's Basilica to condemn war and appeal directly to President Trump to ...

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday said that God “does not listen to the prayers” of individuals who start wars, as the U.S.-Israeli ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East ...