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Pope urges peace, warns about wider Middle East conflict

March 9, 2026March 10, 2026

By Junno Arocho Esteves, OSV News OSV News– Pope Leo XIV called for an end to the war in Iran and warned that the conflict could drag more countries in the Middle East into instability. Speaking to pilgrims after praying the Angelus prayer March 8, the Pope said that developing news from Iran and from…...