Pentagon-Vatican Tensions, Ceasefire threatened by strikes on Lebanon, and Catholics Unite in Prayer for Peace
Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless!Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 9, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.Read the stories in this episode:Conflicting accounts emerge over a January meeting between U.S. defense officials and the Vatican’s ambassador, as both sides downplay reports of a tense exchange over Pope Leo XIV’s criticism of war. As a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire teeters, escalating strikes in Lebanon prompt the Vatican’s nuncio to urge peace, warning that war is “not the right path” amid mounting…
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