ZENIT Staff, Author at ZENIT - English

The ripple effects extend far beyond protest lines. Bishop Patrick Neary of Saint Cloud, whose diocese lies about 60 kilometers northwest of Minneapolis, says ICE activity has become a constant presence in parish life.

Jan 29, 2026 18:27

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Pope Leo XIV

Leo XIV to the Congregation for the Dicastery of the Faith: transmission of the faith, proclamation without protagonism or particularism, and justice, truth, and charity in accusations of abuse

Address of the Pope to participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Jan 29, 2026 18:14

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Religious Freedom

Armenian Prime Minister confronts Patriarch Kakerin: he wants to remove him from office and calls him schismatic

The initiative, reportedly supported by ten Armenian bishops, represents an unprecedented escalation in a conflict that has been simmering for months between Armenia’s government and the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the spiritual center of the Armenian Apostolic Church

Jan 29, 2026 11:57

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

Charism, governance, and communion: Three reflections from the Pope to the consecrated lay members of Regnum Christi

Address of the Pope to the consecrated men and women of Regnum Christi at a special audience on the occasion of their respective General Assemblies

Jan 29, 2026 09:53

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

What is the relationship between Sacred Scripture and Tradition? Pope Leo XIV responds

Pope’s general audience, January 28, 2026, on the relationship between Scripture and Tradition

Jan 28, 2026 17:27

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Interview

The Consistory, The Situation of Christians in Iraq, and Their Return to Baghdad After a Brief Exile: An Interview with Cardinal Sako

Having participated on January 7-8, 2026, in the first Extraordinary Consistory of Pope Leo XIV in Rome, Cardinal Sako shares his reactions with ZENIT and discusses the Chaldean Church in Iraq.

Jan 28, 2026 10:59

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Federico Lombardi Leaves the Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Foundation; Roberto Regoli Takes His Place.

The Vatican Secretariat of State, which oversees the Foundation, has ordered its renewal and the necessary modifications.

Jan 27, 2026 22:36

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

Some reflections on the close connection between the truth of justice and the virtue of charity, according to Leo XIV

Address of the Pope to the prelates of the Roman Rota on the occasion of the opening of the Judicial Year

Jan 27, 2026 22:32

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?”