Vatican will not participate in Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’

Pope Leo XIV will not be joining US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” the Vatican’s top diplomat confirmed on Tuesday, signaling a significant diplomatic divergence and emphasizing the United Nations’ established role in global conflict resolution. The board, slated to be chaired indefinitely by President Trump, was initially conceived with a specific mandate: to oversee the reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip. However, its scope has since dramatically broadened, transforming it i…