Pope Leo, the first U.S. pope and a critic of some of Trump’s policies, was invited to join the board in January.

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.

The Vatican will not be part of President Trump’s Board of Peace overseeing the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin told reporters Wednesday. Parolin ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

Donald Trump’s first meeting of his so-called “Board of Peace” got off to an extremely awkward start with a group of strongmen left waiting for the president as his favorite songs blasted in the ...

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.