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Cardinal Pizzaballa: There is a longing for justice and human dignity in Iran
The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, called for finding peaceful solutions to the events unfolding in Iran, where…
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Reports of Christian casualties and arrests are emerging as mass protests continue in Iran
The ongoing protests in Iran are considered the largest in years, both in duration and geographic spread. Since erupting on…
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Catholic News - General
Nigeria, Iran, China top priority countries for new religious freedom commission chair
Burned vehicles after Good Friday raid on April 7, 2023, in Ngban, Benue state, Nigeria. / Courtesy of Justice, Development,…
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Catholic News - Pope
Pope Leo XIV after U.S. bombings in Iran: ‘Humanity cries out and pleads for peace’
Pope Leo XIV speaks to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Sunday Angelus on June 22, 2025. /…
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Catholic News - General
By disarming Iran, Israel’s ambassador to Vatican says his country is preventing World War III
Yaron Sideman is Israel’s ambassador to the Holy See. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot CNA Staff, Jun 19, 2025 /…
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Catholic News - Pope
Catholic cardinals in Iran and Israel pray for peace as violence escalates
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem (pictured) and Cardinal Dominique Mathieu of the Archdiocese of Tehran–Isfahan in Iran asked…
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Catholic News - Americas
3 Christian converts in Iran sentenced to over 40 years in prison
null / Credit: Freedom Studio/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 14, 2025 / 17:40 pm (CNA). Here are some of the…
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Catholic News - General
Pope Francis offers prayers for victims of Iran coal mine explosion
Iranian miners look on at the scene of a blast at a coal mine in Tabas in Iran’s Khorasan province…
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Catholic News - General
Pope expresses ‘spiritual closeness’ to Iran after death of president in helicopter crash
People participate in a funeral procession of president Ebrahim Raisi and his seven aides in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan province, on…
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Catholic News - Pope
Pope Francis speaks with president of Iran about Israel-Hamas war
Pope Francis waves from a window of the Apostolic Palace during his weekly Sunday address and Angelus on Oct. 8,…
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