Pope invited to Trump's 'Board of Peace', Vatican says

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21 January 2026 | 17:24

'We've also received this invitation and the pope received it and we are looking at what to do,' said the Vatican.

Pope invited to Trump's 'Board of Peace', Vatican says

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost addresses the crowd on the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on 8 May 2025. Picture: /AFP

ROME - Pope Leo XIV has been invited to join US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace", the Vatican's secretary of state said Wednesday, as reported by local news agencies.

"We've also received this invitation and the pope received it and we are looking at what to do. We are researching and I believe it's a question that demands a little time to be considered in order to give a response," the Vatican's number two, Pietro Parolin, told journalists at an event in Rome.

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