Pope Leo says planes should be ‘carriers of peace, never of war’

Pontiff tells Italian airline staff aerial bombings should be banned, in latest condemnation of war Middle East crisis live – latest updates Pope Leo has said aeroplanes should be “carriers of peace” and that aerial bombardments should be banned, in his latest condemnation of war amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. The Catholic church’s first American pontiff made the comments during a meeting on Monday with staff from the Italian national airline ITA Airways.