Priests, Dissidents, and a Warning from Havana: Cuba Tightens the Screws on Voices of Conscience

Feb 03, 2026 17:53

ZENIT Staff

Fathers Castor Álvarez Devesa and Alberto Reyes, both from the Archdiocese of Camagüey Photo: RRSS

Holy Land•Local Church•Testimonies

Young Hebrew-speaking Catholics aim to build a culture of respect and dialogue between communities

The St James Vicariate serves seven communities of Hebrew-speaking Catholics across Israel, as well as a small community of Russian-speaking Catholics.

Feb 02, 2026 19:04

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

After one month of Nicolás Maduro’s imprisonment, the Venezuelan government restores Cardinal Porras’ passport

The document was returned on Friday, January 30, bringing to an end a month-and-a-half ordeal that began on December 10, when authorities abruptly prevented the 80-year-old prelate from leaving the country

Feb 02, 2026 18:56

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

Why the Alberto Ravagnani Case Is a Perfect Communication Case Study

From a communication standpoint, if you know you want to leave, but you publish content that vehemently defends the identity you’re about to abandon, you’re not providing a statement. You’re generating engagement. You’re polarizing the audience to maximize visibility for an imminent rebranding.

Feb 02, 2026 16:55

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

The schism resumes: Superior General of Lefebvrians announces new episcopal consecrations for July 1

Father Pagliarani, in harmony with the unanimous advice of his Council, judges that the objective state of grave necessity in which souls find themselves requires such a decision

Feb 02, 2026 10:37

ZENIT Staff

Angelus•Pope Leo XIV

The Beatitudes: A Meditation by Pope Leo XIV

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, February 1, 2026

Feb 01, 2026 19:08

ZENIT Staff

This is what Pope Leo XIV’s tour of Italy will look like: these are the seven different cities he will visit in four months

Altogether, seven Italian destinations are scheduled before the end of August. The Vatican rarely publishes such a dense domestic agenda so far in advance. With the Holy Year 2025—during which millions of pilgrims came to Rome—now concluded, Leo XIV appears freer to move within and beyond the Eternal City

Three Areas Where the Fire of Pastoral Ministry Can Be Rekindled, According to Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV’s address to the clergy of the Diocese of Rome during a meeting in Paul VI Hall

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Priests, Dissidents, and a Warning from Havana: Cuba Tightens the Screws on Voices of Conscience

Pilgrimage to the Christ the King Monument in Mexico’s Center Breaks Participation Record with at Least 60,000 Young People.

ANALYSIS: An “ecclesial” experiment comes to an end: the German Synodal Path. The problem remains in the hands of the Pope

Pope Leo XIV is the most highly regarded global leader according to the world’s oldest public opinion poll

Two movements of love explained by the Pope to religious: God who comes to save and man who awaits his coming

Vatican Begins Restoration Work on Michelangelo’s Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel

Taiwan’s president writes to Pope Leo XIV: ‘Taipei wants peace, human rights, and democracy’

Young Hebrew-speaking Catholics aim to build a culture of respect and dialogue between communities

After one month of Nicolás Maduro’s imprisonment, the Venezuelan government restores Cardinal Porras’ passport

Why the Alberto Ravagnani Case Is a Perfect Communication Case Study

The schism resumes: Superior General of Lefebvrians announces new episcopal consecrations for July 1

The Beatitudes: A Meditation by Pope Leo XIV