{"id":50858,"date":"2025-11-09T21:40:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T21:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=50858"},"modified":"2025-11-09T21:40:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T21:40:34","slug":"catholic-cardinals-in-iran-and-israel-pray-for-peace-as-violence-escalates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/catholic-cardinals-in-iran-and-israel-pray-for-peace-as-violence-escalates\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardenales cat\u00f3licos en Ir\u00e1n e Israel oran por la paz a medida que aumenta la violencia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem (pictured) and Cardinal Dominique Mathieu of the Archdiocese of Tehran\u2013Isfahan in Iran asked for prayers on June 16, 2025, as the conflict between Iran and Israel escalated. \/ Credit: Courtesy of Custos of the Holy Land Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 16, 2025 \/ 18:40 pm (CNA). Catholic leaders in both Iran and Israel are praying for peace as violence between the two nations continues to escalate following Israel\u2019s assassinations of Iranian military officials\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Catholic leaders in both Iran and Israel are praying for peace as violence between the two nations continues to escalate following Israel\u2019s assassinations of Iranian military officials\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":68769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-50858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":79687,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/catholic-theologians-urge-trump-to-follow-just-war-doctrine-as-iran-conflict-continues\/","url_meta":{"origin":50858,"position":0},"title":"Catholic theologians urge Trump to follow just war doctrine as Iran conflict continues","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"marzo 8, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The U.S. and Israel launched joint military strikes on the Islamic Republic of Iran last weekend, prompting the regime to retaliate with drone and missile attacks on Israel, American bases and assets, Gulf state airports and energy infrastructure, and other targets.As both sides continue to exchange firepower, Catholic theologians who spoke with EWTN News are cautioning President Donald Trump to maintain moral clarity in his decisions and conduct by complying with the long-standing Catholic tradition of just war doctrine.\u201c[Following just\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":12703,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/jerusalem-cardinal-two-state-solution-to-end-israel-hamas-war-is-now-unrealistic\/","url_meta":{"origin":50858,"position":1},"title":"Jerusalem cardinal: Two-state solution to end Israel-Hamas war is now \u02dcunrealistic\u2019","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"octubre 22, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] When asked what Christians can do outside the Holy Land, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa responded: \"Pray and support. 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A second aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is en route to the region as U.S.-Iran nuclear talks are underway. The Middle East, and Iran in particular, has always been a tinderbox. It will continue to be until Jesus returns. This is a critical time\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":74996,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/pray-and-stand-with-irans-underground-church\/","url_meta":{"origin":50858,"position":5},"title":"Pray and Stand with Iran\u2019s Underground Church","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"enero 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"I write to you today with deep urgency as history unfolds in Iran. 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