The Vatican News portal reports that “Pope Leo XIV,” during the Sunday Angelus on March 8, 2026, prayed for an end to violence in Iran, invoking “Mary, Queen of Peace” to “intercede for those who suffer because of war” and “guide hearts along paths of reconciliation and hope.” He urged that “weapons might fall silent, and that a space for dialogue might open, in which the voice of the peoples may be heard,” warning that “stability and peace are not built with mutual threats, nor with weapons.” This appeal, framed within the post-conciliar “Church,” is not a Catholic peace prayer but a manifestation of apostasy, substituting the exclusive reign of Christ the King with the idolatry of naturalistic dialogue.