Archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan Cardinal Dominique Mathieu was evacuated from his residence in the Iranian capital and arrived in Rome last weekend after witnessing the first days of military clashes.

Cardinal Dominique Joseph Mathieu of Tehran and Isfahan, Iran, speaks to the media after being elevated to cardinal by Pope Francis during a consistory at the Vatican Dec. 7, 2024. Cardinal Mathieu ...

Archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan Cardinal Dominique Mathieu witnessed the first days of military clashes in the Iranian capital. Archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan Cardinal Dominique Mathieu meets with Pope Leo ...

Belgian Cardinal Dominique Mathieu of Tehran-Isfahan surfaced in Rome after days of uncertainty about his whereabouts following the start of a U.S. and Israel-Iran war. In a brief statement sent to ...

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