Newly inaugurated Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday made an appeal to end hostility in Gaza and called for humanitarian aid to enter the war-torn territory with reports suggesting a worsening outlook.

Pope Leo XIV has spoken publicly about the challenges to human dignity, justice and labor that arise from “developments in the field of artificial intelligence."

The Vatican has a deep history of conflict mediation, with varying degrees of success. An effort by the pope to end the war in Ukraine would face long odds.

President Trump continues to act like all of the world's happenings revolve around him, now trying to charm the family of the newly appointed Pope Leo XIV.