Pope issues strong message over Iran war calling for ‘justice’ | World | News

Pope Leo issued a message requesting a ceasefire in the Middle East.

The Pope said in his message published on

Pope Leo did not mention the United States or Israel by name in his comments at the end of his Sunday noon blessing. access point reported.

However, it was also reported that he was talking about attacks targeting a school, referring to the missile attack on an Iranian primary school in the first days of the war, which killed more than 165 people, most of them children.

The Pope also said he was close to the families of those killed in attacks that “hit schools, hospitals and population centers” and expressed particular concern about the impact of the war in Lebanon, where aid groups have warned of a humanitarian crisis, the AP reported.

Last week, Pope Leo also sent a message of peace amid the escalating US-Israeli campaign against Iran. In his social media message, he expressed “deep dismay” at the conflict in the Middle East and warned that the region “could once again be plunged into instability.”

“Reports from #Iran and the entire Middle East continue to cause deep concern and raise fears that the conflict will expand and other countries in the region, including our beloved Lebanon, may once again be plunged into instability. Let’s pray together for the bombs to stop, the guns to fall silent, and for space to be made for dialogue where people’s voices can be heard.” The subsequent message came as Israel intensified its ground offensive in Lebanon, as at the beginning of last week; The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they were “currently conducting simultaneous attacks on military targets in Tehran and Beirut.”

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