TIZIANA FABI / AFP via Getty Images Pope Leo XIV has continued his push against the president’s unauthorized war in an impassioned appeal during his Sunday prayer. The pontiff said that civilians in the Middle East “have been suffering the atrocious violence of war” for weeks. The U.S. and Israel first executed strikes on Iran on Feb. 28. The death toll has quickly risen as the military assaults, dubbed “Operation Epic Fury” by the U.S., have ramped up in recent weeks and extended across the region. Read more at The Daily Beast.