Pope Leo XIV Warns of Rising War Winds in Middle East and Ukraine

Pope Leo XIV, speaking after the Angelus at Castel Gandolfo, warned that 'winds of war are blowing again' in the Middle East and Ukraine, urging a return to dialogue as the only path to lasting peace. The collapse of U.S.-Iran negotiations, renewed Middle East tensions, and the blocking of oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz signal an accelerating regional crisis that Scripture places at the epicentre of end-times conflict. Jesus warned in Matthew 24:6-7 that 'wars and rumours of wars' and 'nation rising against nation' would mark the season preceding His return, and the Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint for global oil supply — connects directly to the economic disruption foretold in Revelation 18.