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Vietnam War survivor Kim Phuc Phan Thi shows some of the scars she still bears from a 1972 napalm bomb attack leveled upon innocent civilians in her Vietnamese village, Trang Bang. Kim, who paid a visit Oct. 22 to the Marist School in Atlanta, was only 9 years old when she was severely burned over half her body. Today she travels around the world telling her story, while conveying a message of forgiveness and peace. (CNS photo/Michael Alexander, Georgia Bulletin) (Nov. 19, 2013) See SURVIVOR-PEACE Nov. 19, 2013.

The Christian triumph of the ‘Napalm Girl’

Heather King|May 22, 2026|4 Min Read

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, presides over a memorial Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 2, 2025, marking the 20th anniversary of the death of St. John Paul II. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)

Vatican urges Catholics not to leave Pope Leo XIV alone in opposing war

Victoria Cardiel|Apr 8, 2026|4 Min Read

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine listen while President Donald Trump answers questions from the media during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington April 6, 2026. Trump on April 7 sharply ramped up his threats against Iran, warning "a whole civilization will die tonight" unless the country's leadership strikes a deal that involves reopening the Strait of Hormuz. (OSV News photo/Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters)

US bishops' leader rebukes Trump after he threatens Iran's 'whole civilization will die tonight'

Kate Scanlon|Apr 7, 2026|5 Min Read

People react at the site of a residential building in Tehran, Iran, March 27, 2026, that was damaged by a strike amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. (OSV News photo/Majid Asgaripour, West Asia News Agency via Reuters)

Archbishop Broglio: War in Iran likely not justified under Catholic teaching on legitimate defense

Kate Scanlon|Apr 4, 2026|3 Min Read

Members of the military carry a transfer case during the dignified transfer of the remains of six U.S. Army service members of the 103rd Sustainment Command at Dover Air Force Base in Del., March 7, 2026. The solders killed in Kuwait, were Maj. Jeffrey O'Brien, Capt. Cody Khork, Chief Warrant Officer Robert Marzan, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens and Sgt. Declan Coady, amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. (OSV News photo/Nathan Howard, Reuters)

When war comes for an American Catholic family

Robert Brennan|Mar 23, 2026|4 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV waves as he leads the Angelus prayer from a window of the Apostolic Palace, at the Vatican, March 22, 2026. (OSV News/ Vatican Media, Matteo Pernaselci via Reuters)

Pope Leo: Death and pain caused by wars a scandal for entire human family

Paulina Guzik|Mar 22, 2026|2 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV reads his homily during Mass at the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Rome, Italy, March 15, 2026, "Laetare" Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

God's name can never be used to justify 'absurd' pursuit of war, pope says

Carol Glatz|Mar 15, 2026|3 Min Read

Pope Leo XVI arrives for a meeting in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace March 13, 2026, with participants in the 36th Course on the Internal Forum, an annual training program for priests and seminarians organized by the Apostolic Penitentiary on issues connected with the sacrament of reconciliation. (OSV News photo/Mario Tomassetti, Vatican Media)

Pope Leo XIV urges leaders behind armed conflicts to make 'serious examination of conscience'

Courtney Mares|Mar 13, 2026|3 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)

World

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

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

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Pope pleads for restraint in Middle East after killing of Hamas leader

Cindy Wooden|Aug 5, 2024|2 Min Read

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World

Nuns say Ukraine, Gaza wars are making human trafficking worse

Elise Ann Allen|Jul 31, 2024|5 Min Read

Members of the Chaldean Catholic Church meet at the Patriarchal Headquarters in Al-Mansour / Baghdad for their annual synod from July 15-19, 2024. (Chaldean Patriarchate via Crux)

World

Chaldean bishops call for two-state solution to resolve Gaza war

Elise Ann Allen|Jul 23, 2024|5 Min Read

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