Questions about liturgy: The Sanctuary in Lent

Feb 20, 2026 12:27

ZENIT Staff

The Sanctuary in Lent

Vatican Diplomacy

Washington responds to the Vatican’s refusal to join Trump’s Peace Board

According to Leavitt, the Holy See expressed concern that involvement might appear to compete with established U.N. peacekeeping mechanisms.

Feb 20, 2026 10:58

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV•Rome

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

Feb 19, 2026 22:17

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Religious Freedom

Catholic Church in the US publishes its 2026 annual report on religious freedom in the country

The report summarizes developments on national questions and federal policies affecting religious liberty in the U.S., including the role of religion in American public life, and the challenges and opportunities of the present moment

Feb 19, 2026 17:27

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Bishops Representing Latin America, Canada, and United States Gather to Pray, Discuss, and Reaffirm Their Unity as One Church

The eleven bishops attending included bishops from the Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (CELAM), the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)

Feb 19, 2026 17:20

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Exile as Policy: Nicaragua Expels Another Priest as Pressure on the Catholic Church Intensifies

With 309 religious already displaced and over a thousand documented acts of hostility, the pattern is no longer episodic. It has become structural

Feb 19, 2026 17:12

Enrique Villegas

Trump responds to Pope Leo XIV: I don’t want a ceasefire

Donald Trump has publicly dismissed the very idea of a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict involving Iran. Questioned about the Pope’s earlier call—issued on 15 March—for an immediate cessation of hostilities and a reopening of dialogue, the U.S. president was blunt: “We can talk, but I don’t want a ceasefire.”

The account of the resurrection of Lazarus and the symptom of a longing for the infinite, as reflected upon by Leo XIV

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, March 22, 2026

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2	3	4	5	6	7	8
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Questions about liturgy: The Sanctuary in Lent

Surprise in Belgium: Catholic Church reports increase in adult baptisms. Here are the figures

Report shows that 2 out of 3 babies killed by abortion in the US owe their deaths to the abortion pill

Canon Law in a Synodal Key: Vatican Launches Eastern Commission to Revisit the CCEO

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

Outgoing Chilean president asks Pope to intervene in US blockade of Cuba

At 76 Years Old, This Is Cardinal Dolan’s New “Job”: New York Police Chaplain

Washington responds to the Vatican’s refusal to join Trump’s Peace Board

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

Catholic Church in the US publishes its 2026 annual report on religious freedom in the country

Bishops Representing Latin America, Canada, and United States Gather to Pray, Discuss, and Reaffirm Their Unity as One Church

Exile as Policy: Nicaragua Expels Another Priest as Pressure on the Catholic Church Intensifies