Pope Leo: Trump’s Iran threat “unacceptable”
Show notes
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen and Gerry recap a packed two weeks of Vatican news, covering Pope Leo’s first Holy Week celebrations and his comments on President Trump’s threat to wipe out ‘an entire civilization.’
After this episode was recorded, reports were published recounting a contentious meeting at the Pentagon between the nuncio to the United States, Cardinal Christophe Pierre, and Trump administration officials. Read more here: https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/04/09/vatican-pentagon-free-press/
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:01 Pope Leo’s message to the wealthy in Monaco
3:14 Pope says God ‘rejects’ the prayers of warmakers
7:53 Pope Leo washes 12 priests’ feet on Holy Thursday
12:01 Pope carries the cross through Colosseum
15:07 Cardinal Pizzaballa denied access to Holy Sepulchre
20:13 Pope Leo’s Good Friday call with Zelenskyy
22:30 Pope Leo’s Easter appeal for peace
25:11 Leo calls Trump’s Iran threat ‘unacceptable’
30:17 Pope Leo’s trip to Algeria
33:41 Leo to visit Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea
37:01 Outro and Credits
Links:
Is there a Catholic revival? Pope Leo seems to think so.
Pope Leo’s Holy Thursday homily: ‘In this dark hour of history,’ do not shy away from your mission
On Good Friday, Pope Leo speaks with presidents of Israel and Ukraine, calling for an end to war
Pope Leo’s first Easter ‘Urbi et Orbi’ message: ‘Let those who have weapons lay them down’
Pope Leo: Trump’s threat to destroy Iran ‘truly unacceptable’
Pope Leo XIV to embark on 10-day Africa tour and trips to Spain and Monaco
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