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The 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 …

Catholic bishops in Sudan and South Sudan have expressed distress at the brutal killing of nearly 178 people in northern South Sudan on March 2.

The leader of the U.S. Catholic bishops echoed Pope Leo XIV’s call for deescalation and dialogue in the Middle East March 1.

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.

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.”

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.

“No Priests Left,” a short-film documentary series produced by “A Faith Under Siege,” documents the persecution of Catholics in Russian-occupied Ukraine.

The human heart finds its home in God and in communion with others, said two Catholic clergy from embattled eastern Ukraine at the annual New York Encounter.

The Collection for the Catholic Church in Central and Eastern Europe supports the Church in Ukraine and other countries that emerged from Soviet repression.

The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given Feb. 1 to those gathered in St. Peter’s Squarer, reflecting on Jesus Christ’s Beatitudes.