“This conflict has religious connotations, but they are manipulations: those who wish to bring religion into it exploit the name of God.”
Israel-Iran War
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ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV March 13 asked if Christian leaders who bear responsibility for war have the courage to humbly examine their consciences and seek the sacrament of confession. …
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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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Slain Lebanese priest hailed as a ‘martyr,’ commemorated by Pope Leo XIV
by Dale Gavlakby Dale Gavlak(OSV News) — Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest Father Pierre al-Rahi was commemorated by Pope Leo XIV ahead of the cleric’s funeral attended by scores of faithful as well as Catholic and …
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US peacebuilding a ‘strategic and moral imperative,’ advocates say at Notre Dame event
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — With American peacebuilding at a “crossroads,” amid global conflict and changes in U.S. foreign policy, a Notre Dame conference March 10 in the nation’s capital examined how …
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As humanitarian crisis looms in Lebanon, Mideast Christians face uncertain future
by Dale Gavlakby Dale GavlakCNEWA Pontifical Mission is ministering to Christians who remain in the south, caught in the crosshairs between the Israeli military and Hezbollah.
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Bishop Zaidan said the priest was injured in a second strike that took place “right away” after the first, and then “died in the hospital.”
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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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Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest killed by Israeli tank fire in southern Lebanon
by Dale Gavlakby Dale GavlakThe French-language Lebanese daily L’Orient-Le Jour reported the cleric died from wounds sustained from a shell, while four other people were injured.
