U.S. and Israel-Iran War

President Donald Trump said in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly that he may decide to make a deal with Iran or “annihilate the Islamic Republic.”

Catholic leaders expressed cautious optimism about an end to the conflict in the Middle East after the signing of a tentative framework to end the Iran war.

Pope Leo also expressed his optimism about the recent deal to end the war in Iran that is expected to be signed June 19 in Switzerland.

After President Donald Trump, Pakistani mediators, and Iranian officials said a framework has been reached for a deal to end the war in Iran, a Catholic expert in peacekeeping said …

Pope Leo XIV is among the world leaders who have criticized the U.S. conflict with Iran and called for peace in the region. 

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. House of Representatives approved a war powers resolution on June 3 rebuking the conflict in Iran.  The same week, the Senate approved legislation providing another …

Pope Leo has a 25-point net favorable margin among Americans overall, with 41% favorable, 16% unfavorable and 43% saying they have no opinion of the pontiff.

Trump renewed his attacks on Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war; the pontiff said anyone criticizing him for proclaiming the Gospel should “do so with the truth.”

“It is the mental health, it’s the fatigue that these innocent seafarers are actually going through,” said the head of the International Maritime Organization.

The same week, President Donald Trump said in response to questions from journalists not to “rush” him on the Iran war, as controversy over his comments about Pope Leo XIV …