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Pope Leo XIV will not be joining US President Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cBoard of Peace,\u201d<\/a> the Vatican\u2019s top diplomat said Tuesday, adding that the United Nations should be left to handle crisis situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The board, which will be chaired indefinitely by Trump, was originally designed to oversee reconstruction of Gaza. However, its objective has since expanded to make the board a global peacekeeping body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pope Leo was invited to join the board last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See Secretary of State, told reporters they will not take up the invitation saying they were left \u201cperplexed\u201d by some points of the plan and that \u201ccritical issues\u201d needed to be resolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cardinal said that one of the Vatican\u2019s concerns \u201cis that at the international level it should above all be the UN that manages these crisis situations. This is one of the points on which we have insisted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parolin\u2019s comments came after attending an event with the Italian government to mark the anniversary of the Lateran Pacts, which created the Vatican City as a sovereign state nearly a century ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Italy and the European Union have said they plan to attend the board as observers, the cardinal said the Vatican would not \u201cparticipate in the Board of Peace because of its particular nature, which is evidently not that of other States.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vatican is not the only state to have declined invitations. Britain, France and Norway are not signing up. Diplomats, officials and world leaders have expressed concerns over the expanded remit of the board, Trump\u2019s indefinite chairmanship and the potential damage it could cause to the UN\u2019s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pontiff, has made peacemaking a central part of his papacy, warning last month that \u201cwar is back in vogue<\/a>\u201d in a major diplomatic address. Leo stressed the UN \u201cshould play a key role\u201d in addressing conflicts while insisting on the importance of humanitarian law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pope has made repeated appeals for Gaza since his election, called for a two-state solution, and for the right of Palestinians to live peacefully \u201cin their own land.\u201d During the Israel-Hamas war he pressed for the release of the October 7 hostages, maintained dialogue with Israel\u2019s leaders and has lamented the rise of antisemitism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leo has criticized Trump\u2019s policies on immigration while the pontiff\u2019s insistence on international, humanitarian law contrasts with a president who told The New York Times in January that he feels constrained only by his \u201cown morality\u201d while dismissing international law and the post-World War II order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The board is due to hold\u00a0its first meeting<\/a>\u00a0in Washington today Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pope Leo XIV will not be joining US President Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cBoard of Peace,\u201d the Vatican\u2019s top diplomat said Tuesday, adding that<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gettyimages-2261729075.avif","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14426,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/pope-leo-says-church-must-illuminate-dark-nights-of-this-world-in-first-mass\/","url_meta":{"origin":16519,"position":0},"title":"Pope Leo says Church must illuminate ‘dark nights of this world’ in first Mass","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"May 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV\u00a0has celebrated his first Mass\u00a0as the new pontiff He tells cardinals in the Sistine Chapel that he hopes his election can help the Catholic Church bring light\u00a0to the \"dark nights of this world\" Born in Chicago as Robert Prevost, he is the first\u00a0North American to be elected pope\u00a0-\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "National News"","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/category\/national-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pope-leo-xiv-mass-sistine-chapel-vatican-050925-cdd8fca82b1a4e2c8c75e9a7f86fcc42.webp","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pope-leo-xiv-mass-sistine-chapel-vatican-050925-cdd8fca82b1a4e2c8c75e9a7f86fcc42.webp 1x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pope-leo-xiv-mass-sistine-chapel-vatican-050925-cdd8fca82b1a4e2c8c75e9a7f86fcc42.webp 1.5x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pope-leo-xiv-mass-sistine-chapel-vatican-050925-cdd8fca82b1a4e2c8c75e9a7f86fcc42.webp 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14281,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/the-life-and-times-of-pope-francis-dead-at-88\/","url_meta":{"origin":16519,"position":1},"title":"The Life And Times Of Pope Francis , Dead At 88","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"April 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Pope's death comes less than 24 hours after he\u00a0made an appearance at the Vatican's St Peter's Square\u00a0on Easter Sunday.A short while ago, His Eminence, Cardinal Farrell, announced the death of Pope Francis with these words: \u201cDearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Pope Francis Dead At 88"","block_context":{"text":"Pope Francis Dead At 88","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/category\/pope-francis-dead-at-88\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/p0l5kgy3.jpg","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/p0l5kgy3.jpg 1x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/p0l5kgy3.jpg 1.5x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/p0l5kgy3.jpg 2x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/p0l5kgy3.jpg 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7844,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/former-pope-benedict-xvi-dies-age-95\/","url_meta":{"origin":16519,"position":2},"title":"Former Pope Benedict XVI dies age 95","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"December 31, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Benedict XVI, the Pope Emeritus, has died in Vatican City at the age of 95 following a period of ill health. 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