Eastern Catholic bishops issue ‘cry for peace and justice’ as global conflicts rage
byBy Gina Christian , OSV News (OSV News) — The bishops of the Eastern Catholic Churches in the U.S. have issued “a cry for…
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Pope Leo calls for ceasefire in Middle East, special prayers for Lebanon
byBy Carol Glatz , Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Marking the two weeks since the U.S. and Israel launched their first attacks…
US-Israeli war on Iran is failing the Church’s just war test, bishops warn
byBy Gina Christian , OSV News (OSV News) — Since the start of the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran, some U.S. Catholic bishops…
Sacerdote católico maronita libanés es asesinado por tanques israelíes en el sur del Líbano
byPor Dale Gavlak, OSV News QLAYAA, Líbano (OSV News) — Un sacerdote católico maronita ha sido asesinado en el sur del Líbano después de…
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…
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: Everyone should root out fake news fueling conflict, focus on real problems
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV called on everyone to root out false narratives being used to fuel…
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…