Tag: Iran
Pilgrims find shelter in Jerusalem’s Dormition Abbey, where prayer, community sustain...
A couple found themselves scrambling down to a bomb shelter in the Beit Joseph Guest House of the Benedictine Dormition Abbey early 13 June, as Israel launched what it said was a preemptive strike against Iran's nuclear program.
Trump says Israel and Iran reached ceasefire agreement
Israel and Iran reached a ceasefire agreement after 12 days of warfare, President Donald Trump announced on social media 23 June—a day after Pope Leo XIV warned world leaders they were headed for an "irreparable abyss."
As “new nightmare” unfolds between Israel and Iran, “never-ending tragedy” in...
As continued bombardment between Israel and Iran entered its fifth day, Catholic clergy in both countries called for peace and an end to further bloodshed in the Holy Land and the Middle East.
Pope urges peace, warns against escalation in Middle East conflict
As conflict in the Middle East escalated with Israeli airstrikes on nuclear sites in Iran and retaliatory drone attacks on Israel, Pope Leo XIV appealed for restraint and renewed the church's calls for nuclear disarmament and peaceful dialogue.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin calls Iranian president as West urges him to...
On 12 August, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, had a phone call with the newly elected President of Iran over concern of the escalation of violence in the Middle East.
