Pope Leo XIV meets with evacuated Tehran cardinal as U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran continue

Pope Leo XIV Meets Archbishop of Tehran, Evacuated During War, in Vatican

Pope Leo XIV welcomed the highest-ranked Catholic authority in Iran, Archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan Cardinal Dominique Mathieu, for an in-person meeting at the Vatican on Thursday. The post Video: Pope Leo XIV Meets Archbishop of Tehran, Evacuated During War, in Vatican appeared first on Breitbart.

Tehran cardinal meets with Pope Leo XIV after being evacuated from Iran

Archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan Cardinal Dominique Mathieu witnessed the first days of military clashes in the Iranian capital. [...]

Pope Leo XIV meets with evacuated Tehran cardinal as U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran continue

The cardinal's meeting with the pope came on the same day Pope Leo made a public appeal for peace before thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square.

Tehran archbishop Cardinal Dominique Mathieu evacuated from Iran meets Pope Leo in Rome: 'Pray for conversion of hearts' - The Dialog

ROME — Pope Leo XIV met privately March 11 with the cardinal archbishop of Tehran after the Belgian-born prelate was evacuated from Iran amid U.S. and Israeli military strikes on the country. Cardinal Dominique Mathieu, the Franciscan archbishop of Tehran and Isfahan, arrived in Rome March 8 as part of the complete evacuation of the Italian Embassy, where the archdiocese is headquartered. His meeting with the pope came on the same day Pope Leo m…

The only cardinal in Iran was evacuated from the country and transferred to Rome: here is what is known - ZENIT

(ZENIT News / Rome, 03.10.2026).- When the explosions began in Iran at the end of February 2026, the small Catholic community in the country suddenly found itself almost completely cut off from the outside world. For several days, no one knew what had happened to the only Catholic cardinal living there. Now the mystery has been resolved: Dominique Mathieu, the Catholic archbishop of Tehran–Isfahan, has been evacuated from Iran and is safe in Rom…

Pope Leo meets evacuated Tehran cardinal

Pope Leo XIV met privately 11 March with the cardinal archbishop of Tehran after the Belgian-born prelate was evacuated from Iran amid US and Israeli military strikes on the country.