Yesterday on Palm Sunday, Pope Leo XIV sharply criticized world leaders engaged in ongoing military conflicts, saying God rejects the prayers of those who wage war and have “hands full of blood.” Leo addressed tens of thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square to begin the celebration of Holy Week. There, the pope denounced the Iran conflict as “atrocious,” adding that Jesus Christ rejects war and cannot be used as justification for one. "This is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, ​whom no one can use to justify war," Leo said. "He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them, saying: 'Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood.’” humanevents.com