{"id":330283,"date":"2026-03-29T18:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T17:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pope-says-god-rejects-prayers-of-leaders-who-wage-wars\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T18:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T17:00:36","slug":"pope-says-god-rejects-prayers-of-leaders-who-wage-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pope-says-god-rejects-prayers-of-leaders-who-wage-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope says God rejects prayers of leaders who wage wars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/Xv3drFnU2Dg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Pope says God rejects prayers of leaders who wage wars\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xv3drFnU2Dg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo has said God ignores the prayers of leaders who wage war and have &#8216;hands full of blood&#8217;, in an apparent rebuke to the Trump administration. 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