Leo XIV, Trump, and the moral legitimacy of war in the Middle East: diplomacy as the Vatican’s only “weapon”

AI Briefing

• – Vatican Secretary of State Parolin discusses the importance of diplomacy in the Middle East, acknowledging the Vatican's lack of coercive tools to enforce its vision, but emphasizing the need for continued use of reason and wisdom to defend principles of peaceful coexistence.
• – Parolin highlights the moral legitimacy of diplomacy as a 'weapon' in the face of conflict and violence.
• – Vatican officials stress the need for diplomacy to address the complexities of the Middle East conflict, relying on 'the instruments of the word' to achieve peaceful resolutions.