{"id":899394,"date":"2026-04-15T14:16:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/pope-prays-roar-of-the-bombs-in-middle-east-will-cease\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T14:16:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:16:59","slug":"pope-prays-roar-of-the-bombs-in-middle-east-will-cease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/pope-prays-roar-of-the-bombs-in-middle-east-will-cease\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope prays \u2018roar of the bombs\u2019 in Middle East will cease"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">VATICAN CITY &#8211; Pope Leo XIV on March 8 prayed the \u201croar of bombs\u201d in the Middle East will cease, as the war triggered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/israel-and-us-launch-attack-on-iran-targeting-its-leadership?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">US-Israeli air strikes on Iran<\/span><\/a> extended into its ninth day.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">News from the region \u201ccontinues to arouse deep dismay\u201d, the US-born Pope said at the end of the Angelus prayer.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cAdded to the episodes of violence and devastation and the widespread climate of hatred and fear, is the fear that the conflict will spread, and that other countries in the region, including beloved Lebanon, may once again sink into instability,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">On March 8, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/majority-consensus-reached-on-irans-next-supreme-leader?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">Iran was preparing to reveal its new supreme leader<\/span><\/a>, after US-Israeli air strikes destroyed fuel dumps and triggered fires that choked much of Tehran in a thick blanket of smoke.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Iranian missile-and-drone retaliation has targeted many Gulf countries and further afield in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">US President Donald Trump has refused to rule out sending American ground troops into Iran, but continues to insist that the war is progressing speedily.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Pope Leo said he prayed \u201cthat the roar of the bombs may cease, the weapons may fall silent, and a space for dialogue may open in which the voices of the peoples may be heard\u201d. AFP <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/world\/europe\/pope-leo-urges-end-to-bombing-calls-for-dialogue-amid-iran-middle-east-violence\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VATICAN CITY &#8211; Pope Leo XIV on March 8 prayed the \u201croar of bombs\u201d in the Middle East will cease, as the war triggered by US-Israeli air strikes on Iran extended into its ninth day. 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