Families of children killed in Iran school attack urge Pope Leo XIV to advocate for peace.

Families of children killed in a February 28 attack on a Minab, Iran, elementary school have urged Pope Leo XIV to serve as the voice of their voiceless children and advocate for peace. Grieving relatives, who attribute the strike to a joint U.S.-Israeli operation, expressed anguish over the loss and appealed to the Pope's moral authority to end cycles of violence. While the Pope clarified his peace statements were not a political response to President Trump, he continues to emphasize his role in promoting dialogue over conflict.