In a totally unsurprising move, the pope made a surprise visit to Rome’s Regina Coeli prison despite still recovering from severe double pneumonia.
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The question is “no longer whether” married men can be ordained, but “when” and “who will do it,” Bishop Johan Bonny of Antwerp said.
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Archbishop Sherrington said the controversial clause represented “a radical departure from our current law” and “is not supported by the British public.”
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Due to the border closures, many have “lost access to their livelihoods, including teachers and support staff at the Christian schools in Jerusalem.”
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Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate cease-fire in the Middle East and condemned the “atrocious violence” of the U.S.-Israeli-led war on Iran, which has spread across the region.
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The state should not compel any organization “to participate in the deliberate ending of life when doing so would violate its ethical or religious principles.”
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The cardinal highlighted his 13 years as Chaldean patriarch as “years of loving pastoral care” amid “extremely difficult circumstances” for Christians in Iraq.
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In a brief statement, Cardinal Mathieu said he arrived in Rome March 8 “not without regret and sorrow for our brothers and sisters in Iran.”
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“One in seven Christians is affected. Even worse, almost 5,000 Christians were killed for their faith in 2025, which equates to an average of 13 per day.”
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“There is also the concern that the conflict may widen and that other countries in the region, including Lebanon, may once again sink into instability.”
