The Vatican has said it will not take part in the “Board of Peace” established by US President Donald Trump. It said the UN was the right body to manage global crises.
The Vatican said on Tuesday it would not take part in US President Donald Trump’s so-called Board of Peace despite an invitation issued in January to Pope Leo XIV to join the board.
The Holy See “will not participate in the Board of Peace because of its particular nature, which is evidently not that of other states,” said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the top Vatican diplomat.
The “Board of Peace” was initially meant to supervise Gaza’s temporary governance following the latest conflict there, but Trump has since said that the body, with him as chair, would be expanded to deal with global conflicts.
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Vatican declines participation in Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
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The Vatican has said it will not take part in the “Board of Peace” established by US President Donald Trump. It said the UN was the right body to manage global crises.
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Pope Leo, seen here Saint Peter’s Square, was invited to join the ‘Board of Peace’ in JanuaryImage: Remo Casilli/REUTERS
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The Vatican said on Tuesday it would not take part in US President Donald Trump’s so-called Board of Peace despite an invitation issued in January to Pope Leo XIV to join the board.
The Holy See “will not participate in the Board of Peace because of its particular nature, which is evidently not that of other states,” said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the top Vatican diplomat.
The “Board of Peace” was initially meant to supervise Gaza’s temporary governance following the latest conflict there, but Trump has since said that the body, with him as chair, would be expanded to deal with global conflicts.
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What else did the Vatican say about the ‘Board of Peace’?
While announcing that the Vatican would not participate, Parolin stressed that the United Nations was the body currently entrusted to deal with world crises.
“For us, there are … some critical issues that should be resolved, let’s say,” he said.
“That is, at the international level, it is above all the UN that manages these crisis situations,” he said. “This is one of the, one of the points on which we have insisted.”
Since taking office, Pope Leo, the first US pontiff, has outspokenly criticized some of Trump’s policies.
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