Pope Leo welcomes Iran war ceasefire after condemning Trump’s ‘unacceptable’ threat

NewsWorldMiddle EastPope Leo welcomes Iran war ceasefire after condemning Trump’s ‘unacceptable’ threatPope Leo has spoken out after Iran and the US agreed a two-week ceasefireJoshua McElwee Wednesday 08 April 2026 11:07 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2953648","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/pope-leo-iran-war-ceasefire-trump-threat-b2953648.html","title":"Pope Leo welcomes Iran war ceasefire after condemning Trump’s ‘unacceptable’ threat"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-3419","index":0}Pope Leo has praised the Iran war ceasefire (AFP/Getty)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Pope Leo has welcomed a t...