Why Pope Leo was ‘economic with words’ on Iran war | Inside the Vatican Podcast
March 6, 2026
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as posted by the channelOn Saturday morning, Feb. 28, the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, killing its leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei along with other senior regime figures. The following day, Pope Leo appealed for peace, urging world leaders to stop “the spiral of violence before it becomes an unbridgeable chasm.” This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Veteran Vatican Correspondent Gerard O’Connell explains why he saw Leo’s comments as relatively restrained compared to John Paul II’s at the beginning of the Iraq War.
In the second part of the show, Gerry shares a story from his forthcoming book on the 2025 conclave.
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