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Pope expresses ‘deep dismay’ and calls for end to Iran war
Pope Leo XIV has called for an end to the war in Iran and warned that the conflict could drag more countries in the Middle East into instability. Source: OSV News.
Brisbane Maronite priest fears for his village in south Lebanon
Missile and drone strikes are escalating across the Middle East, and Brisbane Maronite priest Fr Fadi Salame says the people of his village in southern Lebanon feel like they have “no say” in what happens next. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Bishops join call for peace in Middle East
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has joined Pope Leo XIV and many world leaders in expressing deep alarm at the escalating violence engulfing the Middle East.
Innocents are ‘paying the price’ of Middle East war
As the scourge of war spreads across the Middle East, including Lebanon, the ones paying the ultimate price are the innocent men, women and children who want to live in peace, said Melkite Greek Catholic Archbishop Georges Iskandar of Tyre. Source: OSV News.
Bishops call for peace as Middle East conflict escalates
As the United States and Israel continued their campaign against Iran and the newest war continued to spread across the Middle East, bishops and Christian leaders appealed for peace before the conflict escalates any further. Source: OSV News.
Australian bishop stranded in Dubai as Pope appeals for peace
Broken Bay Bishop Anthony Randazzo has been caught up in the Middle East conflict while travelling to Rome for meetings, as Pope Leo XIV appeals for nations to recall their moral responsibility to seek peace.
Vatican confirms it will not join US-led Board of Peace
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has confirmed the Holy See would not join the United States-led Board of Peace, an international body chaired by President Donald Trump to oversee the governance and reconstruction of Gaza. Source: Vatican News.
Israeli Government clears Caritas to continue working in Gaza
Caritas Australia has welcomed news that the Israeli Government has confirmed that Caritas Jerusalem, as a local charity, is not subject to reregistration guidelines that would ban it from operating in Gaza.
Pope evaluating invite to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
Pope Leo XIV is evaluating an invitation by United States President Donald Trump to join his “Board of Peace”, an international body chaired by Mr Trump to oversee the governance and reconstruction of Gaza, the Vatican Secretary of State said yesterday. Source: OSV News.