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.

Vatican declines to join Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza recovery, citing concerns about the initiative's nature and preferring UN leadership instead.

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

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 Holy See “will not participate” in President Donald Trump's “Board of Peace” for Gaza, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's secretary of state, said Feb. 17, citing “points that leave us ...

The Pope will not participate in US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, the Vatican’s top diplomat has confirmed. Pope ...

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The Vatican will not participate in U.S. President Donald Trump's so-called "Board of Peace" initiative, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's top ...