{"id":2582901,"date":"2026-03-23T12:41:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-a-ban-on-airstrikes\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:42:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:42:52","slug":"pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-a-ban-on-airstrikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-a-ban-on-airstrikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo XIV calls for a ban on airstrikes"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fpope-leo-xiv-calls-for-a-ban-on-airstrikes%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=2582901&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>Pope Leo XIV called for a sweeping ban on aerial bombardment, declaring that airplanes should be carriers of peace and that no one should fear death and destruction from the sky as the Iran conflict enters its fourth week. Speaking to a delegation from Italy\u2019s ITA Airways, the pope said aircraft must never be used as instruments of war and argued that bombing should have been outlawed long ago, insisting that technological progress should serve peace, not war.He <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >avoided naming specific countries<\/a>, focusing instead on the human toll and the need to protect civilians. Amid ongoing violence in Iran, he has repeatedly urged peace and a ceasefire, calling the violence a scandal to the whole human family. He also alluded to strikes on civilian targets, including a suspected U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-slam-psakis-space-force-slight\/\" title=\"Republicans Slam Psaki\u2019s Space Force Slight\">missile strike<\/a> on an Iranian school that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-motorcycle-deputy-killed-in-collision\/\" title=\"Los Angeles motorcycle deputy ... in collision\">reportedly killed<\/a> up to 175 people.  <\/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\">Pope calls for ban on airstrikes, says no one should fear &lsquo;death and destruction&rsquo; from above<\/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_2534023\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pope-leo-xiv\/\">Pope Leo XIV<\/a> called for a sweeping ban on aerial bombardment, declaring that no one should live in fear of &ldquo;death and destruction&rdquo; from the sky as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> war enters week four.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a meeting with a delegation on Monday from Italy&rsquo;s ITA Airways, the carrier that usually transports the pontiff on international trips, the pope said aircraft must never be used as an instrument of war.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4500107\/israel-idf-artillery-misfire-farmer-killed-lebanon\/\">Israel says artillery misfire killed Israeli farmer in Lebanon border war<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4500020\/arson-attack-london-jewish-community-investigated-antisemitism\/\">Arson attack on Jewish community ambulance service being investigated as hate crime<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4499996\/iran-strike-range-european-cities-nato-chief\/\">Iran &#8216;very close&#8217; to being able to strike major European cities, NATO chief warns<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Airplanes should always be carriers of peace, never of war,&rdquo; the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/pope\/news\/2026-03\/pope-leo-xiv-ita-airways-papal-journeys-audience.html\">pope said<\/a>. &ldquo;No one should be afraid that threats of death and destruction might come from the sky.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Citing the destruction in the 20th century, the pope argued that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bombing\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2330\">bombing<\/a> should have been outlawed long ago.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After the tragic experiences of the 20th century, aerial bombings should have been banned forever,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Instead, they still exist, and technological development, positive in itself, is being placed at the service of war. This is not progress; it is regression.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While he did not explicitly reference the war in Iran on Monday, the pope has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/waffle-arizona-house-speaker-claims-they-cant-enforce-constitution-wont-commit-to-calling-legislative-hearing\/\" title=\"WAFFLE: Arizona House Speaker Claims They Can\u2019t Enforce Constitution, Won\u2019t Commit To Calling Legislative Hearing\">repeatedly called<\/a> for peace in recent days. On Sunday, he decried the violence in Iran as a &ldquo;scandal to the &#8203;whole human family.&rdquo; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-governor-denies-legitimacy-of-religious-exemptions-to-vaccine\/\" title=\"New York Governor Denies Legitimacy Of Religious Exemptions To Vaccine\">pope urged<\/a> a ceasefire. &ldquo;Violence can never lead to the justice, stability, and peace that the people are waiting for,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4492609\/pope-leo-asks-for-ceasefire-from-atrocious-violence-in-iran\/\">he said<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4499540\/iran-attack-diego-garcia-threat-british-interests\/\"><strong>IRAN ATTACK ON DIEGO GARCIA IS A &lsquo;THREAT TO BRITISH INTERESTS,&rsquo; UK SAYS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The pontiff has avoided naming specific countries or leaders, instead emphasizing the human toll of the war and the need to protect civilians.<\/p>\n<p>He has alluded to recent strikes on civilian targets, including a suspected missile attack by the United States <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4486018\/trump-iran-tomahawk-missile-girls-school-strike\/\">on an Iranian school<\/a> that killed up to 175 people, most of whom were schoolchildren, which was believed to be caused by an intelligence failure.<\/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>Pope calls ban on airstrikes; no one should fear death<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2582902,"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\/03\/AP26081410467826.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548,538],"tags":[22666,75095,9592],"class_list":["post-2582901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily","category-washington-examiner","tag-airstrikes","tag-antiwar","tag-pope"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26081410467826.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582901","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\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2582901"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2582905,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582901\/revisions\/2582905"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2582902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2582901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2582901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2582901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}