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US Missile Kills 175 Iranian Children, Parents Plead to Pope

4/26/2026

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A U.S. investigation concluded the United States fired the Tomahawk missile that hit the school on Feb. 28, killing 175 children.
Grieving parents of 168 Iranian schoolchildren wrote a letter to Pope Leo XIV urging peace.
Published on April 19, the letter blamed the United States and Israeli regime for the war’s atrocities.
Pope Leo XIV saw the letter during his return flight to Rome and highlighted civilian casualties.

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A U.S. investigation concluded the United States fired the Tomahawk missile that hit the school on Feb. 28, killing 175 children.
Grieving parents of 168 Iranian schoolchildren wrote a letter to Pope Leo XIV urging peace.
Published on April 19, the letter blamed the United States and Israeli regime for the war’s atrocities.
Pope Leo XIV saw the letter during his return flight to Rome and highlighted civilian casualties.