Pope says God rejects prayers of leaders who wage wars

Pope Leo has said God ignores the prayers of leaders who wage war and have 'hands full of blood', in an apparent rebuke to the Trump administration. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 The pontiff made the comments during a Palm Sunday mass in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican as thousands of US troops arrived in the Middle East and days after the US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, prayed for 'overwhelming violence' against enemies who deserved 'no mercy' Pope seems to rebuke Trump in remarks about leaders with ‘hands full of blood’ ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/29/pope-rebuke-trump-leaders-with-hands-full-of-blood The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/ Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theguardian Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianaustralia Football Weekly podcast ► https://www.youtube.com/@FootballWeeklyPodcast Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@itscomplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianlive #popeleo #pope #trump #donaldtrump #easter