Pope Leo calls to ‘suspend the attacks’ and return to dialogue

Pope Leo calls to ‘suspend the attacks’ and return to dialogue Pope Leo XIV called for an end to escalating violence across the Middle East, urging those involved to “suspend the attacks” and urgently reopen channels of dialogue and diplomacy. "I continue to follow with deep concern the ongoing and escalating violence in the #HolyLand, where, in recent days, many civilians, both in the West Bank and in Gaza, have once again fallen victim," he said on X on Sunday. “The intensification of military operations has agai