The Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem issued an Easter message calling the Iran war an “expanding wreckage” and its timing a “deep darkness.”
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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, and Father Francesco Ielpo, the custos of the Holy Land, were prevented from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulcher by Israeli …
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Custody of the Holy Land: Prayer continues at Holy Sepulchre amid ‘time of trial,’ restricted access
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher remains a place of continuous prayer despite restricted access to the faithful, according to a statement released by the Custody of the Holy Land.
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Washington Roundup: DHS nominee clears key hurdle; Gabbard testifies amid Iran war scrutiny; and more
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonPresident Donald Trump’s nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to lead the Department of Homeland Security cleared a key Senate hurdle this week.
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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 cardinal’s meeting with the pope came on the same day Pope Leo made a public appeal for peace before thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square.
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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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An American cardinal has issued “a call to conscience,” while deploring efforts to “gamify” the U.S.-Israel war with Iran.
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Lebanon’s Eastern Catholic patriarchs, bishops call for ‘spiral of violence’ to end
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsThe Church leaders expressed “deep concern” over the “escalation of armed conflicts in Lebanon and the Middle East” and over the “grave consequences” that would arise for the region’s people …
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As conflict flares across the Middle East following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, Iran’s exiled Christians remain deeply anxious about the future.
