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The Good News: Pope Leo XIV Warns of Wider Middle East Conflict

The Good News | March 9, 2026 | by Catholics for Catholics

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POPE LEO XIV WARNS OF WIDER MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT 
We lift up our humble prayer to the Lord, so that the thunderous sound of bombs may cease, weapons may fall silent, and a space for dialogue may open up in which the voice of the people can be heard, the pope said…READ MORE >

TRUMP: IRAN WAR END ‘MUTUAL’ DECISION WITH BIBI 
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the decision on when to end the war with Iran will be made jointly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling it a “mutual” determination between the two leaders…READ MORE >

ARIZONA GOVERNOR VETOES CHARLIE KIRK MEMORIAL LICENSE PLATE SPARKING GOP OUTRAGE 
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is facing fierce backlash after vetoing a bill that would have created a specialty license plate honoring slain Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, a move Republicans are blasting as a stunning act of partisanship after his assassination…READ MORE >

HOLY SEE WARNS CHRISTIANITY REMAINS THE WORLD’S MOST PERSECUTED RELIGION 
Speaking at the “Standing with Persecuted Christians: Defending the Faith and Christian Values” event at the United Nations in Geneva on March 3, Archbishop Ettore Balestrero said the scale of persecution was stark and ongoing…READ MORE >

US MILITARY STRIKE ON DRUG BOAT IN PACIFIC KILLS 6 
Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations, SOUTHCOM said in a statement posted on social media. Six male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed…READ MORE >

OPINION: OUR CHILDREN WILL BEAR THE COST OF THIS WAR ON IRAN 
But if we were to politically put the shoe on the other foot and imagine if a foreign military or Islamic extremists killed the pope or other Catholic leader during Lent, there would be outrage, and a generation of Christian freedom fighters would be born…READ MORE > 

POPE LEO ACCEPTS RESIGNATION OF US PAPAL NUNCIO CARDINAL CHRISTOPHE PIERRE, APPOINTS REPLACEMENT 
Pierre was Pope Francis’ surrogate in the U.S., acting as hatchet man in the removal of Bishop Joseph Strickland from his post as bishop of Tyler, Texas, reportedly claimed that “There is no deposit of faith,” and accused U.S. bishops of undermining Pope Francis’ agenda while insisting that The pastoral thrust of [the Francis] pontificate must reach the American people…READ MORE >

POPE LEO XIV CONGRATULATES WORLD’S OLDEST PRIEST ON HIS 110TH BIRTHDAY 
Pope Leo XIV thanked a 110-year-old priest from the Diocese of Fulda, Germany, for his “long, faithful, and devoted priestly service.” Father Bruno Kant is officially recognized as the oldest priest in the world…READ MORE >

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