In a Saturday prayer vigil, Pope Leo decried the 'delusion of omnipotence' as a driver of war, advocating for peace and unity. His words, delivered at St. Peter's Basilica, followed warnings against aggressive rhetoric and threats of violence, particularly in relation to Iran.
Pope Leo in a Saturday vigil for peace, called out the 'delusion of omnipotence' he claimed is fueling war. 'In prayer, our limited human possibilities are joined to the infinite possibilities of God. Thoughts, words and deeds then break the demonic cycle of evil and are placed at the service of the Kingdom of God,' he said in a prayer service at St.
Peter’s Basilica. He continued, 'A Kingdom in which there is no sword, no drone, no vengeance, no trivialization of evil, no unjust profit, but only dignity, understanding and forgiveness. It is here that we find a bulwark against that delusion of omnipotence that surrounds us and is becoming increasingly unpredictable and aggressive.' In posts on X and during the prayer vigil, the pontiff also warned that war 'divides' while hope and faith unite humanity. TRUMP’S LAST-MINUTE DELAY: WHY HE WAS NEVER GOING TO OBLITERATE IRAN IN THE FIRST PLACE 'Enough of the idolatry of self and money. Enough of the display of power. Enough of war,' he wrote. 'True strength is shown in serving life.' The archbishop of Tehran, Belgian Cardinal Dominique Joseph Mathieu, was among those in the pews. Leo’s words came on the same day the Vice President JD Vance and a U.S. delegation began face-to-face talks with Iran amid an uneasy ceasefire. MIKE PENCE WARNS JD VANCE TO AVOID OBAMA-STYLE IRAN DEAL AS NUCLEAR TALKS SET TO BEGIN IN PAKISTAN They were some of the first American pontiff’s strongest words yet after he called President Donald Trump’s threat against Iran on Tuesday 'truly unacceptable.' 'Today, as we all know, there has also been this threat against the entire people of Iran, and this is truly unacceptable,' the pope said earlier this week. 'There are certainly issues of international law here, but even more so a moral issue for the good of the whole entire population.' Trump had written on Truth Social 'A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will... God Bless the Great People of Iran!' Hours later, the president announced a two-week ceasefire subject to Iran agreeing to 'the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz,' the president wrote in another post. As the high-stakes talks began on Saturday is Islamabad, Trump told reporters outside of the White House: 'We win regardless of what happens. Maybe they make a deal, maybe they don’t.' For more than a month, the pope limited his remarks to muted appeals for peace, but in his Easter blessing last Sunday, he urged 'those with weapons lay them down. Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace.' CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP Leo also invoked what he said were the final words that Pope Francis issued to the world from the same balcony one year ago, during which the late pontiff warned of a 'globalization of indifference.' 'What a great thirst for death, for killing we witness each day in the many conflicts raging in different parts of the world,' Leo said, quoting Francis. Fox News' Jasmine Baehr and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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