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- Pope Leo XIV, senior U.S. Catholic officials, the Vatican secretary of state and the U.S. military’s Catholic chaplaincy declared the war against Iran fails Catholic just-war criteria and lacks legitimate authority.
- President Donald Trump ordered a military strike on Iran, keeping the conflict ongoing.
- Analysts said attacks on schools and hospitals undermine the war’s proportionality and humanitarian justification.
- Pentagon briefings indicated the threat cited by U.S. officials was not imminent.
