Pope Leo XIV condemns war, rejects claims of divine backing
The Pope is pushing back against rhetoric used by U.S. leaders to frame the Iran war as divinely sanctioned.
Last updated: 2026-04-10 19:47:30 ET
The Pope is pushing back against rhetoric used by U.S. leaders to frame the Iran war as divinely sanctioned.
The U.S. defense secretary is using the military to promote Christian nationalism, experts say.
When asked whether he shared Trump’s view that the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran carried divine backing, the vice president declined to go as far.
Iranian journalist says Iran's regime uses messianic Mahdi doctrine to claim divine authority and make political compromise nearly impossible.
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