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Church seizure in occupied Ukraine condemned as “blasphemy”

The seizure of a Catholic church by Russian Orthodox clergy in occupied Tokmak on Easter has drawn condemnation from Ukraine’s Eastern Catholic leadership
Thomas Colsy

Pope Leo warns world ‘being ravaged by a handful of tyrants’

Pope Leo XIV condemns global war spending in Cameroon, warning that the world is “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants”
The Catholic Herald

The international response to Trump’s attack on Pope Leo

Political leaders and Church figures across Europe and beyond criticise President Trump’s attack on Pope Leo XIV, calling the remarks “unacceptable”
The Catholic Herald

Cardinal McElroy says conflict with Iran is morally illegitimate

Responding to Pope Leo XIV’s appeal for prayer, Cardinal McElroy told worshippers that the war with Iran was unjust and that diplomacy must now take precedence
The Catholic Herald

US-Iran talks break down as Vance cites nuclear deadlock and Catholic voices urge peace

Marathon talks in Islamabad ended without an agreement after JD Vance said Washington had failed to secure assurances over Iran’s nuclear ambitions
The Catholic Herald

“War is only death”: Apostolic Nuncio calls for ceasefire and talks as Lebanon reels from attacks

Speaking from Lebanon, the Holy See’s ambassador said the country ‘desires and deserves’ peace as fresh violence deepened displacement and fear
James Bradbury

Holy Week dispute resolved as Latin Patriarch regains access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

A Holy Week dispute over access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre has been resolved, with Cardinal Pizzaballa now able to enter the site after Israeli authorities reversed earlier restrictions
The Catholic Herald

Israeli police block Latin Patriarch from Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

Israeli police have blocked Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa from entering the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday, setting what the Cardinal and Custos of the Holy Land describe as a “grave precedent”
Thomas Edwards

Israeli directive threatens Christian teachers in Jerusalem schools

New Israeli education rules could bar hundreds of Christian Palestinian teachers from Church-run schools in Jerusalem, raising concerns over staffing and the future of these institutions
The Catholic Herald

Palestinian bishop warns of rising attacks on Christians in the West Bank

Auxiliary Bishop William Shomali of Jerusalem has warned that “the aggressions against Christians in the West Bank are multiplying”
Niwa Limbu