Pope Leo Urges Israel’s Herzog to End Iran War in Phone Call, Vatican Says

VATICAN CITY, ⁠April ⁠3 (Reuters) – ⁠Pope Leo spoke ​on the ‌phone with Israeli ‌President ⁠Isaac ⁠Herzog on Friday and urged ​him to “reopen all ​paths of dialogue” to ⁠end ⁠the Iran ⁠war, the ​Vatican said. The pope, ​who ⁠has emerged as a ⁠sharp critic of the regional conflict, also ⁠urged Herzog to protect civilians …

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Military archbishop says “it’s hard” to see Iran war “as something that would be sponsored by the Lord”

Washington — The leader of all U.S. military Catholic chaplains questioned the veracity of America’s war in Iransaying that while there “was a threat with nuclear arms, it’s compensating for a threat before the threat is actually realized.” Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who heads the Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services USA, told CBS’ Ed O’Keefe …

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U.S. returns Chinese drug fugitive in rare extradition, Beijing says

The United States recently repatriated a Chinese national suspected of drug trafficking, a “first” such return in recent years, Beijing’s public security ministry said on Friday. China is the primary origin of precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl, a highly potent opioid underpinning a deadly drug epidemic in the United States. Beijing says it is …

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Lifeline: Remote Area Medical (2008) | 60 Minutes Archive

Remote Area Medical runs pop-up clinics across the country, offering free care to those who need it most. Originally created to parachute doctors and medicine to the Amazon, the nonprofit found itself throwing America a lifeline. In 2008, Scott Pelley traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee, to report on the organization and meet its founder, Stan Brock, …

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U.S. military archbishop suggests Iran war isn’t justified

When asked if the war in Iran is justified, U.S. Military Services Archbishop Timothy Broglio told “Face the Nation,” “Under the just war theory, it is not, because while there is a- there was a threat with nuclear arms, it’s a- it’s compensating for a threat before the- the threat is actually- is actually realized.”