TIZIANA FABI / AFP via Getty Images Pope Leo XIV, who has spoken out against many of the president’s policies, released a scathing condemnation of the U.S. and Israel’s attack on Iran. Trump did not receive approval from Congress to bomb Iran, yet he insisted that this operation would “continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary.” The pope posted a message for peace on X, urging global powers to turn down the temperature and return to diplomacy. “I am following with deep concern what is happening in the Middle East and in Iran during this tumultuous time,” Pope Leo wrote. Read more at The Daily Beast.