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Three versions of Activision’s Call Of Duty games are seen on sale at Best Buy, in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. (Credit: Paul Sakuma/AP.)

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Cardinal Francesco Montenegro, left, and from right, Father Paolo Stacchiotti and Cardinal Baldo Reina listen to Pope Leo XIV during a visit to the parish complex of Santa Maria della Presentazione on the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

As pope seeks dialogue and diplomacy, 2 US cardinals reject US-Israeli war in Iran

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Nicole Winfield

The shadow of the crucifix surmounting his pastoral staff falls across Pope Leo XIV as he presides over Ash Wednesday Mass, marking the start of Catholic Lent, inside the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV: ‘Profound sorrow’ for slain priest, all suffering in Middle East

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Cardinal denounces Trump administration’s ‘gamifying’ of Iran conflict

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A group of men inspect the ruins of a police station struck on Monday in Tehran, Iran, on March 3, 2026. (Credit: Vahid Salemi/AP.)

US Cardinal Cupich questions legitimacy of war against Iran

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People watch from a rooftop as a plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (Credit: Vahid Salemi/AP.)

Leading Vatican official says war in the Middle East could cause world ‘being set ablaze’

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Pope Leo XIV renews calls for peace, dialogue as Iran strikes continue

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Israeli Ambassador to the Holy See Yaron Sideman presents his credentials to Pope Francis. (Credit: Israeli Embassy to the Holy See.)

Israeli envoy defends Iran offensive, says pope can make a difference

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