Pope Leo XIV will not be joining US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” the Vatican’s top diplomat said Tuesday, adding that the United Nations should be left to handle crisis situations.

Pope Leo XIV has declined President Trump’s invitation to join the Board of Peace for Gaza, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, announced Tuesday. The Holy See “will not ...

The Vatican will not be part of President Trump’s Board of Peace overseeing the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip, Vatican ...

"The message is clear," writes Joshua Villanueva. "Peace that depends on a single figure may move fast, but it will not last." ...

This institutional design may explain why several European governments have stayed out. The United Kingdom, France, and ...

The pontiff, who has criticized the U.S. president, believes the United Nations should manage international crises, his top diplomat says.

Pope Leo rejects Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ invite and backs UN to solve global crises - Vatican says it has concerns about ...

As Cardinal Secretary of State Parolin said, the Holy See insists on the importance of participation by the United Nations in ...

The Vatican has decided not to join the Board of Peace, an international body primarily focused on post-conflict ...

The Vatican became the latest to reject an invitation to join Trump’s Board of Peace ahead of its first meeting on Thursday. Here’s where other countries stand.

White House says more than 20 countries will join inaugural Washington meeting for talks on Gaza reconstruction, security and ...

The Holy See "will not participate in U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace because the Vatican says that it should be the United Nations that handles crisis situations.