Reopening the Archives: New Findings Challenge Accusations Against John Paul II in Poland’s Abuse Debate

Mar 17, 2026 18:03

ZENIT Staff

John Paul II © Cathopic / Dimitri Conejo Sanz

Analysis Opinion•Justice and Peace•Local Church

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

Following the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the conflict has changed its face: from fighting with tanks to swarms of technologically advanced vehicles.

Mar 11, 2026 17:27

Rafael Llanes

Analysis Opinion•Vatican Diplomacy

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

The relationship between papal diplomacy and Tehran in light of the current Middle East conflict

Mar 08, 2026 20:32

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Vatican Diplomacy

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

In an interview with Vatican media on March 4, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See’s Secretary of State, offered one of the most detailed assessments yet of the crisis

Mar 08, 2026 07:10

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Pope Francis

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

The pastoral challenge facing the Catholic Church in Latin America is therefore not the disappearance of faith, but the erosion of the institutional bonds that once sustained it.

Mar 05, 2026 09:47

Enrique Villegas

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

Sovereign Order of the Temple of Christ Association

Pope Leo XIV Sued in Spanish Courts: The Case of the “Templars” Seeking Ecclesiastical Rehabilitation… and Money

At the center of the case is the suppression of the Order of the Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon. The modern organization presents itself as its heir and argues that Pope Clement V’s decision in 1312 was illegitimate, maintaining that the suppression took place under political pressure from King Philip IV of France.

Leo XIV Speaks Out in Support of Palestinians Attacked by Jewish Settlers in Tierra Sana: Here’s What’s Happening

The episode has become more than another isolated clash in the West Bank. It has exposed, in a matter of days, the convergence of three increasingly serious problems: settler violence, the difficulty of protecting Palestinian civilians under occupation, and the weakening of the institutions that provide basic services to them.

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Reopening the Archives: New Findings Challenge Accusations Against John Paul II in Poland’s Abuse Debate

The Middle East on the Brink of Collapse: Another Call for Peace from the Pope, the Death of a Member of the Order of Malta in Lebanon, and Bombings at Shepherds’ Fields in Bethlehem

USA: New Data Reveal a Nation Less Religiously Anchored, but Not Uniformly Secular

Pew Research Center: Why Buddhism is in decline in East Asia

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