Pope Leo XIV rejects claims that God justifies war in Palm Sunday Mass message - AP News

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Pope Leo XIV says God never justifies war and Jesus rejects violence ROME -- Pope Leo XIV on Sunday rejected claims that God justifies war during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square. With the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran entering its second month and Russia’s ongoing campaign in Ukraine, Leo dedicated his Palm Sunday homily to insist that God is the “king of peace” who rejects violence and comforts those who are oppressed.