Category: Middle East
Pope Leo XIV and US secretary of state, discuss Iran war at Vatican
(OSV News): Marco Rubio the secretary of state of the United States, met with Pope…
Israeli soldiers punished for desecrating statue of Virgin Mary in Lebanon
(OSV News): An Israeli soldier has been sentenced to 21 days of military detention for…
Pope grants ecclesiastical communion to new Chaldean Patriarch
VATICAN (SE): “It is with a heart full of joy that I grant you Ecclesiastical…
Suspect arrested for assault against French nun in Jerusalem
(OSV News): Police in Israel announced the arrest of a man suspected in the assault…
Lebanese Christians rejoice over new Christ statue brought by Italian soldiers
(OSV News): Christians in Debel, Lebanon, are celebrating the gift of a new statue of…
Stella Maris urges prayer for seafarers trapped in Hormuz blockade
(OSV News): As the US and Iran face off over the Strait of Hormuz continues,…
Israeli military to investigate destruction of statue of Jesus in Lebanon amid backlash
(OSV News): Catholic leaders in the Holy Land expressed their “unreserved condemnation” after a photograph…
