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USCCB president urges President Trump to 'step back from the precipice of war' (CWN)

Stating that “the threat of destroying a whole civilization and the intentional targeting of civilian infrastructure cannot be morally justified,” the president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops today called upon President Donald Trump to “step back from the precipice of war and negotiate a just settlement for the sake of peace and before more lives are lost.”

Pope Leo: The threat against the entire Iranian people is unacceptable (Vatican News)

Speaking with journalists at the conclusion of his weekly visit to Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV asked “all people of goodwill to always search for peace and not violence, to reject war—especially a war which many people have said is unjust, which is continuing to escalate and which is not resolving anything.”

“Today, as we all know, there has also been this threat against the entire people of Iran,” Pope Leo said, referring to comments made by President Donald Trump. “And this is truly unacceptable! There are certainly issues of international law here, but even more, it is a moral question concerning the good of the people as a whole, in its entirety.”

“We have a worldwide economic crisis, an energy crisis, and a situation in the Middle East of great instability, which is only provoking more hatred throughout the world,” the Pope continued. “Come back to the table. Let’s talk. Let’s look for solutions in a peaceful way.”

The Pope added:

Let’s remember, especially, the innocent: children, the elderly, the sick, so many people who have already become, or will become, victims of this continued warfare—and to remind all that attacks on civilian infrastructure are against international law, and that they are also a sign of the hatred, division, and destruction that the human being is capable of.

“We all want to work for peace. People want peace,” Pope Leo concluded. “I would invite the citizens of all the countries involved to contact the authorities—political leaders, congressmen—to ask them, to tell them, to work for peace and to reject war and violence.”

Colombian cardinal washes feet of transgender prostitutes (CWN)

Cardinal Luis José Rueda Aparicio of Bogotá, Colombia, washed the feet of transgender prostitutes on Holy Thursday, according to multiple Latin American media reports.

Zambia's bishops deplore mob killing of woman (AMECEA)

The Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops strongly condemned the mob killing of Eneless Kamutumbe, a 46-year-old woman.

The Zambia Monitor reported on the accusation that led to the mob violence, as did the Zambian Observer.

New DNA research confirms Shroud of Turin's passage through the Middle East (Vatican News)

DNA research on the Shroud of Turin “suggests the likelihood that the cloth passed through the Middle East,” according to a summary of new research provided by Vatican News, the news agency of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication.

The principal author of the research was Gianni Barcaccia, professor of Genetics and Genomics at the University of Padua. She and her coauthors wrote:

Over 55.6% of the human DNA corresponds to lineages from the Near East, while Western European lineages account for less than 5.6%. The presence of 38.7% of the overall human genomic data from Indian lineages is unexpected and is potentially linked to historical interactions associated with importing linen or yarn from regions near the Indus Valley.

Catholic Renewal Is Rising in Surprising Places

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