The comments made by George Leo Thomas, the Archbishop of Las Vegas, on 12 April 2026.
I am grateful to God for sending us Pope Leo XIV, who is willing to speak truth to power just when we need him the most.
Pope Leo is calling for dialogue over diatribe, prayer over politics, and diplomacy above destruction.
We know that he will be unfazed by the President’s ad hominem attacks and sophomoric rhetoric.
He is doing what every spiritual leader is called to do — to pray for peace, to call for the protection of helpless civilians, and to plead for world leaders to end mass destruction and armed conflict in every part of the world.
God bless you, Pope Leo.
We stand with you in prayer and offer you our loving support.