Pop star Madonna has called for Pope Leo to travel to Gaza in response to the ongoing humanitarian situation in the region, urging him to “bring your light to the children before it’s too late.”
In a post shared on Instagram, she expressed her concern for the suffering of children, stating, “As a mother, I cannot bear to watch their suffering.
The children of the world belong to everyone. You are the only one of us who cannot be denied entry.”
The American superstar, who was raised a Roman Catholic, pleaded with the new pontiff to visit the enclave in an Instagram post and said:
“Most Holy Father. Please go to Gaza and bring your light to the children before it’s too late. As a mother, I cannot bear to watch their suffering. The children of the world belong to everyone. You are the only one of us who cannot be denied entry.”
Madonna said she was calling on Leo to visit Gaza because “politics cannot affect change,” but “consciousness can.”
In the post, published on her son Rocco’s birthday, Madonna said the best gift she could give to him is “to ask everyone to do what they can to help save the innocent children caught in the crossfire in Gaza.”
Since his papacy began in May, the pope has been robust in his criticisms of Israel’s war in Gaza, consistently voicing his concern for Palestinian civilians facing Israeli bombardment.
“I am following with great concern the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, where the civilian population is suffering from severe hunger and remains exposed to violence and death,” he said in July, calling for a ceasefire.
