China: Xi Jinping Walks Into Your Home—and Tells You to Have Babies

Mar 13, 2026 12:54

The book gathers stories of Xi’s visits to families across the country, but the real goal isn’t to celebrate domestic warmth Photo: Bitter Winter

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

The Middle East, the spread of war, and the position of the Pope and the Catholic Church

As the Middle East faces the prospect of a broader regional war, the Vatican’s hope remains that diplomacy — not missiles — will ultimately shape the future of the region.

Mar 05, 2026 09:36

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Marriage and Family•Pro Life

Surprising study shows birth projections for 2026: only 8 out of every 100 babies will be born on three continents combined

If a culture does not reproduce itself biologically, can it expect to endure institutionally? Modernity has achieved unprecedented material progress, yet its most advanced societies are those least inclined to bring forth new life

Mar 04, 2026 09:08

Tim Daniels

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Young People

Beyond emotion: Spanish bishops publish a critique of the emotionalism of spiritual retreats

The note offers a careful critique of what contemporary philosophers have termed emotivism. In postmodern culture, the bishops observe, the “I feel, therefore I am” mentality often replaces the classical primacy of reason. Emotions, detached from truth and moral good, become sovereign

Mar 03, 2026 08:31

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

One in three Mexican bishops will be replaced by Pope Leo XIV between 2026 and 2027

The generational shift is also visible in the provenance of current appointments. As of the beginning of 2026, 52.5 percent of Mexico’s bishops and archbishops were appointed by Pope Francis, 27.6 percent by Benedict XVI, 17.2 percent by John Paul II, and just 2.6 percent by Leo XIV himself. That last figure is set to rise sharply

Feb 28, 2026 20:31

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

Trumps and Americans of faith: New Data Reveal a Subtle but Significant Cooling Among Religious Voters in Trump’s Second Term

The religious landscape after one year of Trump’s renewed presidency is neither static nor revolutionary. It reflects continuity under strain: enduring alignments tempered by incremental shifts in confidence, particularly on questions of ethics

Feb 12, 2026 17:29

Tim Daniels

Leo XIV will visit the Vatican Apostolic Library and open an exhibition for the first time

On Monday, September 14, 2026, the Holy Father will visit the Vatican Apostolic Library and inaugurate the first chapter of the exhibition cycle “Catastrophe and Wonder”, titled “AQVA”. In this exhibition, the works of three contemporary creatives – artist JR, typographer Bill Moran, and chef Fulvio Pierangelini – will engage in dialogue with the collections and spaces of the Pope’s Library, offering a reflection on water as both a threat and a resource.

The Parable of the Sower, as Explained by Pope Leo XIV

Address on the Occasion of the Angelus Prayer on Sunday, July 12, 2026

China: Xi Jinping Walks Into Your Home—and Tells You to Have Babies

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

What is the cost of war for Israel and the Middle East?

Four Years of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: An Analysis from the Church

The Holy See and Iran in the New World Disorder: an analysis by Antonio Spadaro

Vatican questions “preventive” war in Iran as Leo XIV intensifies diplomatic calls for peace

This is how Catholicism declined in Latin America during Pope Francis’ pontificate

The Middle East, the spread of war, and the position of the Pope and the Catholic Church

Surprising study shows birth projections for 2026: only 8 out of every 100 babies will be born on three continents combined

Beyond emotion: Spanish bishops publish a critique of the emotionalism of spiritual retreats

One in three Mexican bishops will be replaced by Pope Leo XIV between 2026 and 2027

Trumps and Americans of faith: New Data Reveal a Subtle but Significant Cooling Among Religious Voters in Trump’s Second Term