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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Kill the infidels and non-believers.
Perhaps the Vatican is thinking discretion is the better part of valor.
Thanks for posting.
The UN is a failure
So is the leadership of the Catholic church
Don’t need ‘em.
This Pope is like every other Pope was, you know……a moron!
Ask yourself how many good decisions the Vatican of late has made.
Vatican Rarely bets on the right international player. think it was a little less than a century ago when they last blew it big. took 80 years to apologize. Auf Wiedersehen, Vatican.
need another JPII.
“However, for us there are certain critical issues that should be resolved.” Have you informed President Trump of what those are?
(they want to be involved but through the UN, the absolutely
worst most corrupt organization on the planet, let that sink in.)
I’m not surprised
Right...I was going to ask, does anyone see this as a negative? I don’t...
Sorry, but Epstein mentioning he the Pope are both in NY City during the Pope’s visit does NOT count as a connection
Try again.
A huge missed opportunity.
If only it were true, instead though the Vatican has decided to stand alongside the UN, hardly an apolitical choice, the Vatican very much made a political decision, they support the UN.
As far as the Pope not wanting to be represented, I’m fine with that.
I do object to the idea that the UN can be counted on for anything other than blatant anti-Israel bias is unconscionably stupid. Past behavior is a pretty good predictor of future choices, after all.
Once Again aligned on the
Ungodly side.
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Cath/Prot War will Heat-up.
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.
I agree, i would have said nothing.
There it is
‘un’ what? Oh frank 2.0, you must be from chicongo. 🙄
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