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Could today’s Putin/Pope summit make a difference on Iran?

Jul 4, 2019

Today’s tête-à-tête is the third encounter between Putin and Francis, and, in typical fashion, most global media outlets are giving it short shrift.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Archbishop joins pope in calling for talks to resolve U.S.-Iran tensions

Jun 19, 2019

Amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services called on President Donald Trump’s administration to seek “sustained dialogue … to de-escalate the current situation that is a danger to both the region and the world.”

By Dennis Sadowski

If Francis wants to mediate US/Iran, his best odds may be with Tehran

May 23, 2019

Here’s the irony of the present moment: One can assemble a powerful case that the Vatican under Pope Francis actually would stand a better chance of moving the needle with Iran than the U.S. if it wanted to mediate the current conflict.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Iraqi Christian leaders plead with US, Iran to sort things out

May 22, 2019

Several leaders of Iraq’s Christian community have appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump not to withdraw troops from the nation, saying many of their problems were caused by American military intervention, and leaving now would only make the situation worse.

By Elise Harris

Pope sends aid to flood victims in Iran

Apr 12, 2019

Pope Francis has sent a large donation to assist tens of thousands of Iranians who lost their homes and businesses in waves of severe flooding that began in mid-March.

By Catholic News Service

UK denies asylum for Iranian Christian by saying Christianity not a ‘peaceful religion’

Mar 22, 2019

Church leaders are lambasting a letter from a UK government department questioning the religious beliefs of an Iranian Christian asylum seeker.

By Charles Collins

New book details Iranian-American’s journey to the Catholic Church

Jan 12, 2019

Sohrab Ahmari is an Iranian-American author who serves as the opinion editor of the New York Post. In 2016, Ahmari was received into the Catholic Church, a conversion he recounts in his upcoming memoir, ‘From Fire, By Water: My Journey to the Catholic Faith.’

By Charles C. Camosy

South Korea grants refugee status to Iranian student who became Catholic

Oct 25, 2018

An Iranian student who converted to Catholicism in South Korea has obtained refugee status through the efforts of Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung of Seoul and the man’s classmates.

By Catholic News Service