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Catholic Standard: In interview, Cardinal McElroy says U.S. entry into war with Iran ‘not morally legitimate,’ citing Catholic just war teaching

March 9, 2026

Cardinal McElroy

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, is shown giving his homily at a Mass on Feb. 11 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Bethesda, Maryland. In an interview with the Catholic Standard that was posted on the newspaper’s website on March 9, the cardinal addressed the U.S. attacks on Iran. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, responded in an email interview to questions from the Catholic Standard newspaper of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington about the U.S. attacks on Iran. Read more…

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