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Members of a Catholic pro-life group in Brattleboro, Vermont, were attacked with spray paint on March 31 as they prayed near a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic. An image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was damaged beyond repair.

“I was appalled because we love this image,” said one parishioner. “I think the Lord gave us peace to just continue to do what we started out to do, which was pray the Rosary.”

“We get screamed at, we had rocks thrown at us one time, and we have had the finger many times,” she added. “I just want them to know that they have a mother that loves them.”

Archbishop Broglio: It's hard to believe Iran war is 'sponsored by the Lord' (CBS News)

Posted on 04/2/2026 21:04 PM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

In a television interview that will be broadcast on Easter Sunday, Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, was asked to comment on “the rhetoric of say the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, who openly invokes Jesus repeatedly when talking about the war with Iran ... What do you make of—of that sort of focus and—and sort of trying to cast this war as something that perhaps Jesus would justify?”

Archbishop Broglio replied:

It’s—it’s a little bit problematic in the sense that the Lord Jesus certainly brought a message of—a message of peace and—and also, I think war is always a last resort. Now, you know, they may have information that led them to think that that was the only choice they had. I’m not making a judgment about that because I really don’t know, but I do think that it’s hard to—to cast this war, you know, as—as—as something that would be sponsored by—by the Lord.

Archbishop Broglio was also asked, “And so if you’re hearing from a service member who says, if your teachings, if your guidance is this is not justified, what am I to do as a Catholic who’s in the service?” He replied:

Obviously, you know, the Marine who’s given an order, he’s not in a position really, to resist that order. I mean, he has to obey unless it’s, it’s—unless it’s clearly immoral. And then he would probably have to speak to his, you know, to his chaplain, to his chain of command.

The question might be, would, you know would—would—would generals or admirals have space to perhaps say, can we look at this a different way? But having spoken to some of them too, they’re—they’re also in the same—in the same dilemma.

So I guess my counsel would be to do as little harm as you—as you can, and to try and preserve innocent lives.

Churches in Dubai closed until further notice (Khaleej Times)

Posted on 04/2/2026 21:04 PM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

Heeding a government directive, Catholic, Orthodox, and other Christian churches in Dubai, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates, have closed their doors until further notice. At least one parish will be livestreaming its Masses and other services.

The directive comes amid Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates. Hindu and Sikh houses of worship have also been closed.

Islam is the official religion of the Middle Eastern nation of 10.1 million (map); 75% of its residents are Muslim, 13% are Christian (12% Catholic), 6% are Hindu, and 3% are Buddhist.

Pope Leo, at Holy Thursday Chrism Mass, preaches on the Christian mission in 'this dark hour of history' (CWN)

Posted on 04/2/2026 06:04 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

Stating that “mission is not a heroic adventure reserved for a few, but the living witness of a Body with many members,” Pope Leo XIV celebrated the Holy Thursday Chrism Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica this morning (booklet, video) and reflected on the “mission to which God calls us as his people,” in a time the Pope described as “this dark hour of history.”