By Victoria Cardiel, CNA, (Catholic World Report ), June 22, 2025
Vatican City, Jun 22, 2025 / 08:22 am (CNA) – Reacting to what he called the “alarming news” of U.S. airstrikes on nuclear facilities in Iran, Pope Leo XIV on Sunday pleaded with the international community “to stop the tragedy of war before it becomes an irreparable abyss.”
“Today more than ever, humanity cries out and pleads for peace,” the pope said, in remarks following his Angelus reflection June 22, adding that the cry “must not be drowned out by the roar of weapons or by rhetoric that incites conflict.”
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Saturday night that the U.S. had “obliterated” Iran’s main nuclear sites massive bunker busting bombs. Iran responded by launching a volley of missiles at Israel. Scores of civilians were wounded in a missile strike in Tel Aviv, Reuters reported. …
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