{"id":2570838,"date":"2026-02-17T18:31:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T23:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vatican-rejects-invitation-to-trumps-board-of-peace-favoring-un\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T18:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T23:33:00","slug":"vatican-rejects-invitation-to-trumps-board-of-peace-favoring-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vatican-rejects-invitation-to-trumps-board-of-peace-favoring-un\/","title":{"rendered":"Vatican rejects invitation to Trump&#8217;s Board of Peace, favoring UN"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvatican-rejects-invitation-to-trumps-board-of-peace-favoring-un%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2570838&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>&#8211; The Vatican has declined to join Donald Trump\u2019s proposed Board of Peace for Gaza reconstruction, saying its nature differs from that of other states and that international <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-businesses-now-fleeing-to-florida\/\" title=\"New York Businesses Now Fleeing To Florida\">crisis management<\/a> should primarily be handled by the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican\u2019s Secretary of State, explained that the Holy See does not intend to participate and emphasized that, at the international level, the UN should <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >lead crisis response efforts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Trump has suggested the Board of Peace as a potential choice to the UN, but the Vatican\u2019s stance remains that the UN holds the central role in crisis management. pope Leo XIII (referred to as Leo XIV in the article) was reportedly considering the decision and needed time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Italy will participate as an observer rather than a full member, a compromise that Prime minister Giorgia Meloni described as compatible with Italy\u2019s constitutional role while recognizing Italy\u2019s and Europe\u2019s involvement in stabilizing the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Board of Peace is intended to coordinate humanitarian aid and reconstruction in Gaza following the Israel-Hamas war. Its inaugural meeting is planned in Washington, where participating members are expected to pledge more than $5 billion for Gaza\u2019s rebuilding.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vatican rejects invitation to Trump&rsquo;s Board of Peace, insisting on UN as &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-seeks-to-unburden-herself-of-biden-record-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris seeks to unburden herself of Biden record ... Washington Examiner\">crisis&#038;rsquo<\/a>; manager<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2502361\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vatican\/\">Vatican<\/a> will not be joining President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> Board of Peace tasked with overseeing the reconstruction process in post-war <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\">Gaza<\/a>, an official in the central governing body of the Roman Catholic Church said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Holy See instead favors the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\/\">United Nations<\/a> as its preferred manager of international &ldquo;crisis situations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4460536\/keir-starmer-investigation-labour-smear-campaign-journalists-russian-conspiracy\/\">Keir Starmer announces investigation into Labour smear campaign alleging journalists part of Russian conspiracy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4460647\/belgium-summons-bill-white-offensive-accusation-antisemitism-personal-attack\/\">Belgium summons US ambassador over &#8216;offensive&#8217; accusation of antisemitism: &#8216;Personal attack&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4460101\/hamas-dismisses-israel-threat-to-complete-mission-disarm-60-days\/\">Hamas dismisses Israel threat to &#8216;complete the mission&#8217; if terrorist group doesn&#8217;t disarm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The papal government &ldquo;will not participate in the Board of Peace because of its particular nature, which is evidently not that of other States,&rdquo; Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who serves as the Vatican&rsquo;s secretary of state, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/vatican-city\/news\/2026-02\/cardinal-parolin-holy-see-will-not-participate-in-board-peace1.html\">told reporters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Among the concerns that the Vatican had regarding its potential participation in the Board of Peace, Parolin said, is that &ldquo;at the international level it should above all be the U.N. that manages these crisis situations.&rdquo; He noted that this is &ldquo;one of the points on which we have insisted.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has suggested the Board of Peace could one day <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4426665\/trump-board-of-peace-replace-united-nations\/\">replace the U.N.<\/a> because it has failed to resolve multiple wars, including the Israel-Hamas war.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The U.N. just hasn&rsquo;t been very helpful,&rdquo; Trump said in January. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a big fan of the U.N.&rsquo;s potential, but it has never lived up to its potential. The U.N. should have settled every one of the wars that I settled. I never went to them. I never even thought to go to them. They should be able to settle those wars.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, he added, &ldquo;I believe you&rsquo;ve got to let the U.N. continue because the potential is so great.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When the Vatican <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4424445\/trump-board-of-peace-gaza-countries-invited\/\">received Trump&rsquo;s invitation<\/a> to join his new international body last month, Parolin said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pope-leo-xiv\/\">Pope Leo XIV<\/a> was &ldquo;considering what to do&rdquo; and that a &ldquo;bit of time for consideration&rdquo; would be needed before a decision could be made.<\/p>\n<p>While the Vatican ultimately rejected Trump&rsquo;s offer, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/italy\/\">Italy<\/a> will join the Board of Peace as an observer rather than a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyrie-irving-will-not-practice-or-play-until-he-is-eligible-to-be-a-full-participant\/\" title=\"Kyrie Irving Will Not Practice Or Play Until \u2018He Is Eligible To Be A Full Participant\u2019\">full-time member<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We believe this is a good solution to the clear issue of whether Italy&rsquo;s membership in the Peace Board is constitutionally compatible,&rdquo; Italian Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/giorgia-meloni\/\">Giorgia Meloni<\/a> said over the weekend. &ldquo;I have always said that with all the work Italy has done, is doing, and must do in the Middle East to stabilize a very complex and fragile situation, an Italian and also European presence is necessary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4458728\/trump-board-of-peace-5-billion-gaza-reconstruction\/\">TRUMP SAYS BOARD OF PEACE MEMBER STATES HAVE VOWED OVER $5 BILLION TO REBUILD GAZA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Trump-led Board of Peace is designed to spearhead the humanitarian and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-egypt-projecting-the-palestinian-flag-onto-the-pyramids\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show Egypt Projecting The Palestinian Flag Onto The Pyramids?\">reconstruction efforts<\/a> in Gaza following the two-year war between Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>The board is set to hold its inaugural meeting on Thursday at the U.S. Institute of Peace in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington<\/a>, where the United States and other participating members are expected to announce a pledge of more than $5 billion to rebuild the Palestinian enclave.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vatican snubs Trump peace board, backs UN crisis role<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2570839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26048706521159.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[71528,3817,3634,41588,9367],"class_list":["post-2570838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-board-of-peace","tag-diplomacy","tag-trump","tag-united-nations","tag-vatican"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26048706521159.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2570838"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2570842,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570838\/revisions\/2570842"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2570839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2570838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2570838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2570838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}