Jorge Enrique Mújica, Author at ZENIT

Articles By Jorge Enrique Mújica

Leo XIV, Trump, and the moral legitimacy of war in the Middle East: diplomacy as the Vatican’s only “weapon”

Parolin acknowledged that the Vatican lacks coercive tools to enforce its vision, relying instead on “the instruments of the word, of reason and of wisdom.” Still, he insisted that these tools must continue to be used in order to defend the principles of peaceful coexistence between nations.

Mar 12, 2026 19:45

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Dicasteries

“Quo Vadis, Humanitas?”: Vatican Theologians Confront AI, Transhumanism and the Future of the Human Person

“Quo vadis, humanitas?” does not provide technical blueprints for regulating AI or biotechnology. Instead, it reasserts an anthropological principle: the future of humanity will not be decided solely in laboratories, but in our capacity to inhabit present tensions without denying limits or forgetting transcendence

Mar 04, 2026 09:45

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Young People

Faith on screen: Why is religion winning back American audiences, according to a study?

A national survey conducted by HarrisX in partnership with the Faith & Media Initiative, released in late January 2026, examined how American audiences respond to religious themes embedded in mainstream films and television series. The findings challenge long-standing assumptions in Hollywood and point to a cultural moment in which faith is no longer a liability on screen, but often an asset

Feb 04, 2026 17:40

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Leo XIV

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

According to Gallup International’s End of Year (EOY) Survey, Pope Leo XIV stands apart as the only contemporary global leader with a net positive reputation worldwide—an extraordinary result in an era defined by polarization, war, and ideological fatigue

Feb 03, 2026 17:09

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion

A practical guide for confessors: between psychology and pastoral care. What helps and hinders the experience of forgiveness?

How the priest’s manner of hearing confessions influences the penitent. A project of the John Templeton Foundation

Feb 01, 2026 18:23

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Vocations

This is what religious with perpetual vows in the USA are like, according to the CARA 2025 survey

The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA), Georgetown University’s research arm for Catholic life, has released its annual survey of women and men who professed perpetual vows in 2025 within religious institutes, provinces, or monasteries based in the United States

Jan 27, 2026 21:58

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

America’s Moral Barometer in 2025: Why Nurses Still Lead—and What the Decline of Clergy Trust Reveals

The survey functions less as a popularity contest and more as a mirror: reflecting a nation that increasingly reserves its moral admiration for those who heal, while questioning nearly everyone else

Jan 27, 2026 10:44

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

Cardinals, the first consistory of Leo XIV, and Cardinal Zen’s public objections

For now, Leo XIV appears content to listen, to slow the pace, and to allow ideas championed under his predecessor either to mature organically or quietly recede

Jan 22, 2026 19:51

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

Three US cardinals open battle against Donald Trump

Their appeal comes as Washington faces criticism on multiple fronts: a controversial U.S. military operation in Venezuela that led to the removal and prosecution of President Nicolás Maduro; renewed threats to take control of Greenland, a resource-rich, semi-autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark and a NATO ally

Jan 20, 2026 17:53

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Good News

The Shroud of Turin goes digital: Turin officially opens an ancient relic to the world in the AI era

The digital platform now available online is an adaptation of that same experience. What visitors encountered physically on the five-meter table has been translated into a format suitable for personal screens, without losing the sense of progression and discovery

Jan 11, 2026 19:26

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Vatican Diplomacy

Investigation: How the Holy See sought a final diplomatic solution for Maduro

Far from diminishing its relevance, the Post’s investigation underscores its real value. Vatican diplomacy does not guarantee success. What it preserves is conscience

Jan 09, 2026 16:01

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

Cardinals will return to Rome for a new Consistory in June 2026 requested by Pope Leo XIV

The January gathering brought together 170 cardinals, both electors and non-electors, marking the first such assembly of Leo XIV’s pontificate. The June meeting, he explained, will not be an isolated event

Jan 08, 2026 19:26

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Leo XIV assumes his role as Bishop of Rome for the second time and will ordain new priests for his diocese

The authorization, granted on March 7, clears the way for the ordination of eight future priests and seven permanent deacons who have completed the required stages of formation and examination under the diocesan commissions responsible for evaluating candidates for sacred orders

Cardinal of Iran arrives at the Vatican and meets with Pope Leo XIV after the bombing of the country and days without news of him

The Vatican has also recalled the Holy See’s diplomatic representative in Iran, the Indian priest Sebastian Febin, who had been serving as chargé d’affaires of the Apostolic Nunciature in the absence of a nuncio