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.
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Archbishop Iskandar said the region was awakened at midnight “to the sound of intense airstrikes” by Israel in “an abrupt escalation that civilians did not anticipate.”
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Congress expected to consider war powers resolution after US, Israel strikes on Iran
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonTrump called the operation “our last best chance to strike” to “eliminate the intolerable threats posed by this sick and sinister regime.”
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“Most of all, it is a time for all of us to remain united in prayer for peace. I invite you all to pray the rosary every day for peace …
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Pope Leo XIV shared this prayer to St. Francis with Franciscan leaders in early 2026.
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The leader of the U.S. Catholic bishops echoed Pope Leo XIV’s call for deescalation and dialogue in the Middle East March 1.
