Several cardinals show grave concern about Iran war

Lebanon asks Vatican to help protect threatened Christian villages in the south Caught between Hezbollah and Israeli strikes, Lebanon’s Christian villages in the South seek Vatican support. Several cardinals show grave concern about Iran war; McElroy says it’s not a just war Cardinals in the United States and elsewhere are raising concerns about just war and about the death and destruction caused by the ongoing conflict with Iran. Pope Leo XIV confers title of 'monsignor' on U.S. bishops’ general secretary Father Michael J.K. Fuller was designated as “chaplain to His Holiness” following a decade of work serving the U.S. bishops. Vatican promoting dialogue on Cuba, Cardinal Parolin says The Vatican secretary of state pointed to recent contacts with Cuban and U.S. officials as the Holy See seeks a dialogue-based solution on the island.

Chaldean patriarch steps down after 13 years, pope accepts resignation Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako has resigned as head of Chaldean Catholic Church.