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Pope Leo XIV Condemns Iran Crackdown, Rejects US-Israeli War

4/25/2026

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Pope Leo XIV said in Equatorial Guinea that he cannot support the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
He condemned the killings of Iranian protesters and said innocent Iranians suffer.
He displayed a photo of a Lebanese Muslim boy who had welcomed him and later died in the conflict.
Human-rights groups estimate the Iranian regime killed up to 30,000 people in the first three months of 2026.

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Pope Leo XIV said in Equatorial Guinea that he cannot support the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
He condemned the killings of Iranian protesters and said innocent Iranians suffer.
He displayed a photo of a Lebanese Muslim boy who had welcomed him and later died in the conflict.
Human-rights groups estimate the Iranian regime killed up to 30,000 people in the first three months of 2026.