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Pope says ‘delusion of omnipotence’ fueling war in Iran

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

ROME -- In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the "delusion of omnipotence" that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace.

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  1. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Pope Leo XIV blasts 'delusion of omnipotence' fueling US-Israeli war in Iran (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    Pope Leo XIV has denounced the "delusion of omnipotence" that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders negotiate peace.

  2. MyNorthwest

    Pope Leo XIV blasts 'delusion of omnipotence' fueling the US-Israeli war in Iran (opens MyNorthwest)

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    ROME (AP) — In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and

  3. Anchorage Daily News

    Pope Leo XIV denounces the ‘delusion of omnipotence’ he says fuels the US-Israeli war in Iran (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Leo presided over an evening prayer service in St. Peter’s Basilica on the same day the United States and Iran began face-to-face negotiations in Pakistan and as a fragile ceasefire held.

  4. NBC Chicago

    Pope Leo XIV blasts 'delusion of omnipotence' fueling the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Pope Leo XIV denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace.

  5. NPR

    Pope Leo says 'delusion of omnipotence' is fueling U.S.-Israeli war in Iran (opens NPR)

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    In the first weeks of the war, the Chicago-born Leo was initially reluctant to publicly condemn the violence and limited his comments to muted appeals for peace and dialogue. But Leo stepped up his criticism starting on Palm Sunday.

  6. The Guardian

    Pope says ‘enough of war’ and decries ‘delusion of omnipotence’ at peace vigil (opens The Guardian)

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    Leo’s comments did not directly mention war in Iran but read as his strongest condemnation of the conflict yet

  7. WSVN Miami

    Pope Leo XIV blasts ‘delusion of omnipotence’ fueling the US-Israeli war in Iran - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    ROME (AP) — In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political

  8. WMUR

    Pope Leo XIV blasts 'delusion of omnipotence' fueling war in Iran (opens WMUR)

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    Pope Leo XIV has denounced the "delusion of omnipotence" that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace.

  9. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Pope says ‘delusion of omnipotence’ fueling war in Iran (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    ROME -- In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the "delusion of omnipotence" that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace.

  10. Fox News

    Pope Leo calls out 'delusion of omnipotence' fueling Iran war in vigil for peace at St. Peter's Basilica (opens Fox News)

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    Pope Leo called out the "delusion of omnipotence" he says is fueling the war in Iran during a Saturday prayer vigil at St. Peter's Basilica, urging an end to war.

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