President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House April 16 that he does not see a meeting with Pope Leo XIV as “necessary” after his social media tirade.
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Three American cardinals voiced their concerns over the Iran war, mass deportations and more in an interview that aired April 12 on CBS’s “60 Minutes.”
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Washington Roundup: Iran war powers bid fails; 1st ‘Take It Down’ conviction; Vance stumps for Orbán
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonHouse Republicans blocked a measure to limit Trump’s war-making ability in Iran; Vice President JD Vance travelled to Hungary to support Viktor Orbán; and more.
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An interview with conflict resolution scholar Laurie Nathan of the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.
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BREAKING: Trump backs down from threat to annihilate Iran condemned by Catholic leaders
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonBefore the deadline he set, Trump said he would suspend the attacks for two weeks if Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil trade route.
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Pope Leo urges citizens to call on their leaders to reject war after Trump’s ‘unacceptable’ Iran threat
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonSpeaking to journalists at Castel Gandolfo April 7, and without naming Trump, Pope Leo called the president’s threat “truly unacceptable.”
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US bishops’ leader rebukes Trump after he threatens Iran’s ‘whole civilization will die tonight’
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe U.S. bishops’ president said that President Donald Trump threatening Iran’s “whole civilization will die tonight” without a deal was morally unjustifiable.
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In primetime address, Trump cites nuclear threat to justify Iran war after pope calls for off-ramp
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonPresident Donald Trump gave a prime time address to the nation justifying the ongoing Iran war, a day after Pope Leo XIV called for him to seek an off-ramp.
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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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