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A combination photo shows Pope Leo XIV speaking to journalists aboard a flight on his way to Luanda, Angola, April 18, 2026, and U.S. President Donald Trump speaking to the media in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington April 18. (OSV News photo/Luca Zennaro/Nathan Howard, Reuters)

President renews attacks on Pope Leo over Iran war, accuses him of endangering Catholics

Kate Scanlon|May 5, 2026|4 Min Read

A photo lies amid the rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Houmine El Tahta, Lebanon, April 1, 2026. (OSV News photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters)

USCCB president asks Catholics to 'pray ardently' for an end to war with Iran

OSV News|Apr 1, 2026|3 Min Read

Smoke rises after Israeli strikes in Lebanon, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Marjayoun, Lebanon, March 5, 2026. (OSV News/Karamallah Daher, Reuters)

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A reporter’s view in Lebanon finds Christianity in the US-Israel-Iran conflict

Jovel Álvarez|Mar 24, 2026|6 Min Read

Parishioners from the Arab American Catholic Community celebrate Mass at St. Joseph Church in Pomona on March 7. (Kimmy Chacón)

After years of war, Arab Catholics in LA find new worries with US-Iran conflict

Kimmy Chacón|Mar 17, 2026|4 Min Read

Bishop Anthony B. Taylor of Little Rock, Ark., and Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of Washington are pictured in a combination photo. U.S. bishops including Cardinal McElroy and Bishop Taylor, have spoken about "just war" in light of the U.S. and Israel-Iran War, saying the current conflict doesn't meet the Church's moral criteria. (OSV News photo/Paul Haring, CNS/Christopher Newkumet, John Carroll Society)

US-Israeli war on Iran is failing the Church's just war test, bishops warn

Gina Christian|Mar 12, 2026|5 Min Read

A woman reacts as she holds an image of Iranian late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a rally in Beirut March 1, after U.S. and Israeli strikes killed him Feb. 28. (OSV News/Mohamed Azakir, Reuters)

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Keys to reading the US-Iran war through a Catholic lens

Inés San Martín|Mar 10, 2026|5 Min Read

Iranian Christians take part in the New Year prayer service at a church in Tehran Jan. 1, 2025. (OSV News photo/Majid Asgaripour, WANA via Reuters)

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Iran's exiled Christians watch events unfolding across Middle East with hope and fear

Jonathan Luxmoore|Mar 5, 2026|5 Min Read

Palestinian Catholic Asma Isyed, 68, from Zababdeh, West Bank, right, stands beside her sister, Ibtisam Khoury, 69, from Nazareth, a patient in the underground protected facility against Iranian missiles of Hadassah Hospital on Mount Scopus in East Jerusalem March 1, 2026. (OSV News/Debbie Hill)

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As another war breaks out, Palestinian Christians find few places to turn

Judith Sudilovsky|Mar 4, 2026|3 Min Read

An explosion caused by a projectile impact after Iran launched missiles into Israel following Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Feb. 28, 2026. (OSV News photo/Gideon Markowicz, Reuters)

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Sorrow, shock, prayer for Catholics in Middle East as US and Israel strike Iran, igniting war

Gina Christian|Mar 2, 2026|7 Min Read

An F/A-18E Super Hornet flies above the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea May 18

People-to-people diplomacy suggested to ease U.S.-Iran tensions

Dennis Sadowski|May 21, 2019|4 Min Read

An Iraqi soldier carries an injured woman during a battle with the Islamic State group in Mosul Feb. 28

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Knights CEO says Iran-backed militias threaten Iraq's religious minorities

Catholic News Service|Apr 17, 2019|4 Min Read

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