Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest killed by Israeli tank fire in southern Lebanon
byBy Dale Gavlak , OSV News (OSV News) — A Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest has been killed in southern Lebanon when an Israeli artillery…
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Drone strike on Iraqi Catholic church complex reopens old wounds
byBy Dale Gavlak , OSV News (OSV News) — The Catholic community in northern Iraq has been shaken by the attack of an explosive…
As violence spreads in the Middle East, Archbishop Fabre asks the faithful to join him in prayers for peace
byRecord Staff Report and OSV News From Pope Leo XIV to bishops around the world, religious leaders are appealing for peace after the United States…
USCCB president: Prayer, diplomacy needed in Middle East to avert ‘tragedy of immense proportions’
byBy Gina Christian , OSV News (OSV News) — The leader of the U.S. Catholic bishops has echoed Pope Leo XIV’s call for deescalation…
Pope Leo warns of ‘irreparable abyss,’ if diplomacy doesn’t take over violence in Iran, Middle East
byBy Paulina Guzik , OSV News (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV issued a fervent appeal for return of diplomacy in “these dramatic hours”…
Pope calls for peace and dialogue as protests continue in Iran
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves, OSV News (OSV News) — As anti-government protests in Iran continue despite an internet blackout and the use of lethal…
Ceasefire brings some relief, but ‘Gaza is bleeding’ and real peace needed, say experts
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News A ceasefire between Israel and Iran is bringing a measure of relief to the Holy Land, but Catholic humanitarians…
‘Each new conflict’ in region ‘reopens old wounds,’ says Chaldean Catholic archbishop in Iraq
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News A Chaldean archbishop told OSV News June 23 that he has been unable to contact his fellow bishop in…
‘Stop the tragedy of war,’ pope says after U.S. bombs Iran
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY- Hours after the United States bombed the sites of three nuclear-enrichment facilities in Iran, Pope Leo…
Pope: Resist the ‘temptation’ of embracing weapons
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The world must resist the allure of modern weapons which threaten to give conflicts a…