Pope Leo XIV called for an end to violence in Yemen, singling out the siege of Taiz as a humanitarian catastrophe. Speaking to followers in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, he said the city’s population was suffering from a lack of food and warned that wars sow death and destruction while impoverishing and damaging the world.
WHO:Pope Leo XIV
WHAT:Pope Leo XIV called for an end to hostilities in Yemen and described the siege of Taiz as a humanitarian catastrophe.
WHEN:Reported Oct 25, 2026 at 3:08 PM ET
WHERE:Vatican City
WHY:He called for an end to the violence in response to the humanitarian catastrophe he described in besieged Taiz.
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