Ayatollah Alireza Arafi writes letter to Pope Leo XIV; urges Holy See to condemn "war crimes" against Iran

Iran Herald · March 13, 2026 War

Tehran [Iran], March 13 (ANI): Ayatollah Alireza Arafi the Director of Iranian Seminaries on Friday wrote a letter to Pope Leo XIV in the wake of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran and urged the Holy See to condemn the 'war crimes' committed against Iran in the military operations.