A war powers resolution seeking to curtail President Donald Trump’s military actions in Iran failed in both the Senate on March 4 and the House on March 5.
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With wars and disasters overseas, bishops’ annual CRS Collection ‘more vital than ever’
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsThe U.S. bishops’ annual CRS Collection will be taken in most U.S. dioceses at Masses March 14-15 to help some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable.
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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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Religious freedom watchdog annual report spotlights ‘terrifying crisis of religious violence’ in Nigeria
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe report was released by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom March 4.
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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.
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Catholic clergy are calling for prayer and peace following U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran Feb. 28 that killed Iran’s supreme leader and prompted counterattacks.
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Pope Leo XIV issued a fervent appeal for return of diplomacy in the Middle East and Iran, condemning use of weapons that cause “destruction, pain, and death.”
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Catholics in the Middle East are reeling with shock and sorrow, and responding with prayer, amid joint strikes Israeli and U.S. forces launched on Iran Feb. 28.
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“No Priests Left,” a short-film documentary series produced by “A Faith Under Siege,” documents the persecution of Catholics in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
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US Church faces these areas of ‘critical concern’ on religious liberty, says bishops’ report
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe U.S. bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty issued its “Annual Report on the State of Religious Liberty” Feb. 17 outlining areas of critical concern.
