1+ hour, 55+ min ago  (739+ words) (OSV News) "A U. S. bishop is calling for peace and humanitarian aid to Lebanon, where the U. S. -Israel war on Iran has spread with devastating consequences. "As the United States seeks a negotiated end to the war in Iran, I call on…...

3+ hour, 43+ min ago  (1147+ words) (OSV News) "Hours after U. S. President Donald Trump called off his threat to destroy Iran's "whole civilization" and agreed to a two-week ceasefire, OSV News spoke with conflict resolution scholar Laurie Nathan of the University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for…...

8+ hour, 51+ min ago  (857+ words) (OSV News) "As the death toll in Lebanon continues to rise following devastating strikes by the Israeli military, the Vatican's representative in the country said the bombardment "is not the right path." In an interview with Vatican News published April…...

2+ day, 10+ min ago  (414+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) "President Donald Trump on April 7 backed down from his threat to wipe out Iran's "whole civilization," citing negotiations with Pakistani mediators. Catholic leaders, including Pope Leo XIV, were among those who condemned the threat. Shortly after 8 a. m. EDT,…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (512+ words) (OSV News) " As Christians of the southern Lebanese village of Debel were not able to spend Easter in their homes and churches, and the Vatican humanitarian convoy was not able to reach them, Pope Leo XIV sent a consoling message…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1157+ words) (OSV News) " President Donald Trump's threat to annihilate Iran's civilization violates multiple international norms, while the administration's religious justifications for the U. S. -Israel war on Iran " asserting divine approval for the aggression " are "very disturbing," experts told OSV News. On April…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (583+ words) (OSV News) " Pope Leo XIV reiterated his "urbi et orbi" message from Easter, asking all people of goodwill to search always for peace and not violence, in a tacit rebuke of President Donald Trump's threat that a "whole civilization will…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (623+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) "President Donald Trump threatened a "whole civilization will die tonight" if Iran does not make a deal by 8 p. m. EDT on April 7. His comments come as Pope Leo XVI has urgently called for peace and set up a…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (313+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) "President Donald Trump on Easter threatened major strikes on Iran's energy and transportation infrastructure if its leaders do not cooperate with his demand to open the Strait of Hormuz. The post came the same day Pope Leo…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (628+ words) (OSV News) "Pope Leo XIV sent Easter greetings to Catholics in Gaza as they celebrate Easter amid the fear and uncertainty of war, said Father Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of Holy Family Parish. Pope Leo, he said, has often "sent his…...