Conservative Catholic Military Archbishop Timothy Broglio says Iran war is unjust

Published April 3, 2026 3:22pm ET



Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the head of the Archdiocese for the Military Services and a noted conservative, declared that the war with Iran is unjust.

In an interview set to air Easter Sunday, Broglio told CBS’s Face the Nation that he took issue with War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s invocation of religion to boost morale in the war. He went so far as to say that Catholic members of the military aren’t bound to obey every order. His comments are particularly notable as he oversees all Catholic chaplains in the U.S. military.

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