ZENIT Staff, Author at ZENIT - English

After more than four months of criminal investigation, Avon & Somerset Police informed Pastor Dia Moodley, 58, that “no further action will be taken”, following the pastor’s arrest for his peaceful preaching in Broadmead last November. ADF International supported the pastor’s legal defence.

May 30, 2026 09:48

ZENIT Staff

Causes of Saints•Local Church

Pope Leo XIV authorizes the beatification of one of Lebanon’s founding fathers (and 80 Spanish martyrs)

The most politically and historically resonant cause is perhaps that of Patriarch Elias Hoyek, the Maronite leader who guided Lebanon through famine, Ottoman collapse, and the birth of the modern Lebanese state.

May 29, 2026 17:12

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

“Peter’s Pence on Trial”: U.S. Supreme Court Allows Lawsuit Against Catholic Bishops to Move Forward

The Supreme Court’s refusal to intervene means that, for now, American bishops will have to continue defending themselves against accusations that donors were misled about how Peter’s Pence money was used.

May 29, 2026 17:06

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion

“Magnifica Humanitas” and Xi Jinping’s Thought on AI: Same Problem, Different Solutions

A CCP essay and a papal encyclical both warn about AI’s promise and peril, yet their moral universes could not be farther apart.

May 29, 2026 16:51

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

Confirmed: Leo XIV to Visit a Second Microstate: San Marino

The only Pope to have visited San Marino was Saint John Paul II. This occurred on August 29, 1982.

May 28, 2026 17:50

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Dicasteries•Pope Leo XIV•Young People

Some Reflections on the Life of the Church, Looking Ahead to the Coming Years (by Pope Leo XIV)

The Pope’s Address to the Members of the Dicastery for Evangelization

May 28, 2026 17:45

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Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

The Priority of the Gospel, Synodality According to Leo XIV, and the Types of Courage Needed Today in the Church

Pope’s Address to the Italian Bishops

May 28, 2026 04:56

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Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

U.S. Bishops’ Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection Releases Annual Report

This is the twenty-third such report since 2002 when the U.S. bishops established and adopted the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, a comprehensive framework of procedures to address allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy and establish protocols to protect children and young people.

May 27, 2026 17:54

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?”