“Let diplomacy silence the guns!” Pope Leo XIV told the crowd in St. Peter’s Square a few hours after the United States entered the Iran-Israel war by bombing three of Iran’s nuclear sites.
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The United States should suspend sanctions against Iran to save lives from Covid-19
No country can be safe from the coronavirus as long as any nation is unable to resist it with all the resources it can muster or all the resources that, in mercy, can be shared with it.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
How Iran-backed fighters are making life hell for Iraq’s Christians
With the liberation of parts of Iraq from ISIS in 2017, Iraq’s Christians returned home to two unwelcome developments. Their homes had been burned, looted or destroyed by ISIS and Iran-backed groups who helped defeat ISIS—known as Popular Mobilization Forces—now controlled their towns.
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John O. Brennan, former C.I.A. director, criticizes Suleimani killing at Fordham Law
John O. Brennan, former C.I.A. director and a vociferous critic of President Trump, said at Fordham Law on Jan. 30 that the U.S. drone strike against Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani had no clear legal basis.
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U.S. sanctions against Iran continue a decades-long failed policy
The long-term objective of the Trump administration’s campaign against Iran is unclear, writes Margot Patterson, raising comparisons to U.S. failures in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Canadian citizens recall members of Iranian community killed in Tehran crash
The Edmonton victims were of Iranian descent, and their lives were recalled by family and friends at the memorial, which included Persian poetry and song.
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Explainer: Is the Iran nuclear deal totally dead now?
In response to the U.S. attack that killed Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, Iran has announced it will enrich uranium beyond the restrictions of the 2015 nuclear deal.
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What is the Vatican’s response to Trump’s attack on Iran?
On “Inside the Vatican” this week, hosts Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell discuss the Holy See’s reaction to the U.S. drone strike that claimed the life of Qassim Soleimani and look back at the similarities between this attack and the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
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Pope Francis to diplomats: Amid threat of war, world must not give up hope
The pope also addressed the political crises in Latin America, including Venezuela, where he said he hoped “efforts to seek solutions will continue.”
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U.S.C.C.B. president urges world leaders to pursue dialogue and seek peace
The statement from Archbishop Gomez comes five days after the U.S. launched a drone strike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad.