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- Pope Leo XIV (the Vatican) called for global peace on Easter Sunday and condemned imperialist occupation of the world, warning against prayers of warmongers.
- The remarks marked a significant escalation in rhetoric about the Iran war.
- Tensions between the Vatican and the United States rose after a January Pentagon meeting in which U.S. defense officials pressed a Vatican diplomat to align with American actions, as Washington seeks the Church's moral authority.
