Pope Leo decries world’s ‘zeal for war’ in fiery Vatican speech

Pope Leo decried the use of military force as a means of achieving diplomatic goals on Friday, delivering ​an unusually fiery annual foreign policy speech in which he also called for human ‍rights to ⁠be protected in Venezuela.

Leo, the first American pope, said the ‍weakness of international organizations in the face of global conflicts was “a particular cause for concern.”

“A diplomacy that promotes dialogue and seeks consensus among all parties is being replaced by a diplomacy based on force,” Leo told some 184 ambassadors accredited to the Vatican.