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Vatican declines to join Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ calls for UN leadership
Fox News ^ | February 18, 2026 | Michael Sinkewicz

Posted on 02/18/2026 9:19:56 AM PST by MinorityRepublican

The Vatican will not join President Donald Trump’s newly formed Board of Peace, its top diplomatic official said Tuesday, signaling reluctance from the Holy See to take part in the post-war initiative.

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the Holy See "will not participate in the Board of Peace because of its particular nature, which is evidently not that of other States," the Vatican’s official news outlet reported.

The Board of Peace, which was chartered in January and includes nearly 20 countries, is tasked with managing recovery efforts in the Gaza Strip after the Israel-Hamas war.

While responding to questions about Italy declining to join the board, Parolin said "there are points that leave us somewhat perplexed," adding that "there are some critical points that would need to find explanations."

"The important thing is that an attempt is being made to provide a response," he said. "However, for us there are certain critical issues that should be resolved."

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KEYWORDS: antipope; antisemitism; boardofpeace; faithandphilosophy; pietroparolin; popebob; romancatholicism; unifil; unitednations; unrwa; untiednations; worldwar3

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1 posted on 02/18/2026 9:19:56 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

They do what China tells them to do. TDS pope.


2 posted on 02/18/2026 9:21:09 AM PST by HYPOCRACY (Wake up, smell the cat food in your bank account. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

The Vatican should not be involved in any politics.


3 posted on 02/18/2026 9:24:21 AM PST by PGR88
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To: MinorityRepublican

What was it I heard the Pope referred to ?.... Oh yes... The Harlot of Rome.


4 posted on 02/18/2026 9:25:29 AM PST by Still a Patriot
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To: MinorityRepublican

“Do you want to get involved in a situation that’s been a mire for 70?” “Thanks for the offer but nope.”


5 posted on 02/18/2026 9:26:43 AM PST by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: MinorityRepublican

The Pope is on the side where he fits, of course.


6 posted on 02/18/2026 9:27:16 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Annnd....I voted for this too!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

A clear refute to the idea of peace.

The Catholic leadership does not seek peace but instead control, interesting.


7 posted on 02/18/2026 9:28:55 AM PST by Skwor
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To: MinorityRepublican

The Vatican is ‘Bored of Peace’.


8 posted on 02/18/2026 9:29:36 AM PST by know.your.why
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To: discostu

That is not what the Catholic leadership said, they want to be involved but through the UN, the absolutely worst most corrupt organization on the planet, let that sink in.


9 posted on 02/18/2026 9:30:32 AM PST by Skwor
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To: MinorityRepublican

Open issue that defy explanation include the lack of hookers and washing machines.


10 posted on 02/18/2026 9:31:17 AM PST by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
selections from the FRchives:

11 posted on 02/18/2026 9:32:34 AM PST by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: Skwor

Vatican is officially a “permanent observer” in the UN. So if it’s a UN thing then the Vatican gets to “observe” the mess but not even vote. So “involved through the UN” for them is completely uninvolved.


12 posted on 02/18/2026 9:34:14 AM PST by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Another globalist tool gets outed. There may be something to this 4D Chess thing.


13 posted on 02/18/2026 9:34:37 AM PST by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: MinorityRepublican

UN and Leadership are at opposite sides of the universe.
The UN is a motley collection of misfit third world countries with actual civilized countries bending over on the sidelines asking to be butt-boinked.


14 posted on 02/18/2026 9:35:54 AM PST by Da Coyote
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To: Wilderness Conservative
Another globalist tool gets outed. There may be something to this 4D Chess thing.

They are all out of hiding now due to Trump.

15 posted on 02/18/2026 9:36:42 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

The Catholic Church, and especially the Pope, should run as far away from Gaza and the Israeli v Arab conflict as possible. I wouldn’t have even commented, I would have just said that they couldn’t participate in good faith.


16 posted on 02/18/2026 9:38:13 AM PST by Pete Dovgan
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To: discostu

Total fail of logic, they know full well the UN makeup and agendas, have seen the corruption as “observers” and fully aware of the antisemitism rife throughout the organization.

What you presented is the equivalent of “I knew he would murder that person, but I only watched,” therefor I am not accountable.

The Catholic leadership literally through their support to the UN, ergo they support the UN methods and positions.


17 posted on 02/18/2026 9:38:30 AM PST by Skwor
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To: MinorityRepublican

On Ash Wednesday as well.


18 posted on 02/18/2026 9:40:01 AM PST by Dacula (Jesus is the only true savior. I reject satan and his pedophile fake prophet.)
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To: Pete Dovgan

Exactly, by proposing the UN as the alternative the Vatican showed their true intent, and it is not for peace, the majority of those in the UN support genocide of the Jews, the Vatican knows this.


19 posted on 02/18/2026 9:40:06 AM PST by Skwor
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To: MinorityRepublican

I’m surprised they found time from buggering little boys to provide a response.


20 posted on 02/18/2026 9:42:49 AM PST by Salvavida
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