Satellite image shows a close up view of destroyed buildings at Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, after it was hit by U.S. airstrikes, in Isfahan, Iran, June 22, 2025. (OSV News/Handout via Reuters/Maxar Technologies)
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Editorial: Trump's bombing of Iran is dangerous and immoral

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Trump's entry into war with Iran is not merely a policy blunder; it represents a moral failure. We call on Catholics — especially those in leadership — to speak clearly and urgently for Gospel nonviolence.

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"Today, in place of the crowds mentioned in the Gospel, entire peoples are suffering more as a result of the greed of others than from their own hunger," the pope said. "In stark contrast to the dire poverty of many, the amassing of wealth by a few is the sign of an arrogant indifference that produces pain and injustice."

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Pope Leo XIV, after reciting the Angelus prayer at the Vatican, appeals for peace hours after the U.S. bombed nuclear enrichment facilities in Iran June 22, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
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Just hours after the United States bombed the sites of three nuclear-enrichment facilities in Iran, Pope Leo XVI called the situation in the Middle East "alarming" and said diplomacy was the only responsible way forward.

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