Madonna has urged Pope Leo XIV to visit Gaza and bring his "light to the children before it is too late". The US queen of pop shared her plea on social media, saying the supreme pontiff was "the only one of us who cannot be denied entry."

Popstar Madonna called on Pope Leo XIV to visit the Palestinian children in Gaza “before it’s too late.” Madonna’s request to the head of the Catholic Church comes almost two years after the conflict broke out between Israel and Hamas.

In two social media posts, the pop star said that she was “not pointing fingers, placing blame or taking sides.”