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

The composition of the Commission reflects both technical expertise and interdicasterial collaboration. Members have been selected primarily from among Eastern-rite consultors of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts and the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

Feb 20, 2026 11:53

ZENIT Staff

Vatican Diplomacy

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

By turning to Pope Leo XIV, Boric is betting that moral authority can help unlock political space. Whether Rome will step beyond general appeals into more active engagement remains uncertain

Feb 20, 2026 11:25

ZENIT Staff

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

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Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Israel unprecedented expropriation of Palestinian land

The Israeli association that fights against the political use of urban planning in the West Bank to seize land from Palestinians explains the bad faith of the rule that requires proof of ownership in Area C. At stake is 58% of the land in a context where there was no land registry before 1967. Activists and NGOs speak of an ‘unprecedented measure’ since the Six-Day War. Michal Braier: “discriminatory” legal system, ‘systematic’ expropriation to favour settlements.

Feb 19, 2026 16:52

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

The 4 tasks Pope Leo XIV gave to the Legionaries of Christ: charism, authority, missionary unity, and synodality

Pope’s address to the Legionaries of Christ during an audience on the occasion of their General Chapter

Feb 19, 2026 16:17

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

“The missionary scope of Lent”: Pope Leo XIV’s Ash Wednesday homily, with which he opens his first Lent

Homily of Pope Leo XIV on Ash Wednesday, 2026

Feb 18, 2026 17:36

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General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

What does it mean that the Church is the mystery made perceptible? Pope Leo XIV explains it

Pope’s general audience, February 18, 2026, on the Church as mystery and sacrament

Feb 18, 2026 17:28

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Pope Leo XIV

“May the Pope retain his complete freedom to speak the truth and proclaim Jesus Christ,” asks Leo XIV

Address of the Pope to the members of the Pro Petri Sede Association

Feb 18, 2026 16:33

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Pro Life•Testimonies

Puerto Rico’s pro-life governor redefines the concept of “human being” in criminal law, opening a new phase in the abortion debate

Puerto Rico has inserted the question of unborn personhood more deeply into its legal code. In doing so, it has not only amended a statute but intensified a debate that extends well beyond the island’s shores

Feb 17, 2026 18:10

ZENIT Staff

Neither spiritualizing pain nor downplaying suffering: Pope Leo XIV’s powerful response on depression and mental health to a woman who attempted suicide

Pope Leo XIV’s response to a young Catalan woman who attempted suicide due to depression and asked the Holy Father two questions: Where can we see God when the darkness is absolute and we cannot take it anymore? How can we trust in God when it seems that nothing — not even our own life — is worth it?

Do you need to forgive? Leo XIV’s response to a heartbreaking story of crime, drugs, and neglect that moved Spain

Pope Leo XIV’s reply to Desiré, a young woman from Barcelona, who asked the Holy Father: “how can I forgive my father for almost leaving me without a mother?” and “How can I truly be reconciled with God?”