U.S. and Israel-Iran War

The U.S. bishops’ president said that President Donald Trump threatening Iran’s “whole civilization will die tonight” without a deal was morally unjustifiable.

“After death, there is the resurrection,” Father Romanelli said. “Death is just a passage and that is why happiness and joy must be experienced on Easter.”

“Let us allow ourselves to be transformed by the peace of Christ! Let us make heard the cry for peace that springs from our hearts!” the pope said.

Archbishop Broglio is concerned the U.S. military action in Iran was “compensating for a threat” before the threat “is actually realized.”

President 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.

(OSV News) — After Pope Leo XIV issued one of his strongest appeals to-date to lay down weapons and reject war in his Palm Sunday homily, the spiritual leader of …

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.”

“We want to pray for peace, but I urge all authorities to truly engage in dialogue and resolve these issues,” Pope Leo said.

Uncertainty surrounds upcoming Holy Week liturgies — central to the Christian faith and typically drawing large gatherings of pilgrims and local worshippers. 

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.