VaticanNews portal reports that on April 30, 2026, the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations addressed the Eleventh Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in New York. The statement, quoting “Pope” Leo XIV (Robert Prevost), warned that nuclear deterrence, arsenal modernization, and AI-driven military systems increase the risk of catastrophic miscalculation. It lamented a shift from multilateral diplomacy “rooted in dialogue and consensus” to one “based on force,” called for disarmament under Article VI of the NPT, expressed concern over attacks on nuclear facilities, and warned that artificial intelligence reduces time for human deliberation in crisis. It reaffirmed the three pillars of the NPT — disarmament, non-proliferation, and peaceful use of nuclear energy — supported the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, called for stronger IAEA safeguards and a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in the Middle East, and concluded by invoking Leo XIV’s appeal for “a peace that is disarmed and disarming,” stating that “authentic peace” cannot rest on fear but must be built on “trust, dialogue, and the recognition of our shared humanity.” This statement, draped in the language of peace and humanitarian concern, is in reality a profound abdication of the Church’s supernatural mission and a capitulation to the secular, Masonic framework of the United Nations — the very institution that Pius IX condemned as part of the “synagogue of Satan.”
