Vatican officials have not yet issued any response to Madonna’s public appeal, according to ABC News. Pope Leo XIV assumed the papacy in May 2025, becoming both the first American-born pope and the 267th leader of the Catholic Church worldwide. “In communion with Christ, our peace and hope for the world, we are closer than ever to young people who suffer the most serious evils which are caused by other human beings. We are with the young people of Gaza,” the pope declared during the Rome ceremony.
