Why Is the Pope Going to Lebanon? What Is the Dialogue with Muslims Like? And What Is the Role of Charles de Foucauld? ZENIT’s Interview with the Cardinal of Algeria

Apr 11, 2026 19:37

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Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, Archbishop of Algiers Photo: Infovaticana

Cardinals and Bishops•Holy Land•Local Church•Religious Freedom•Vatican Diplomacy

Holy Land: Cardinal Pizzaballa Says Palm Sunday Mass Ban in Jerusalem Was a Misunderstanding

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem said: «There were no confrontations, and we don’t want to force things, but rather find a solution respecting the right to prayer. We will celebrate Easter discreetly.»

Mar 29, 2026 17:28

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Dicasteries•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV continues to reshape the Roman Curia: Meet the new Australian prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts

The appointment, announced on March 25, fills a strategic vacancy at the heart of the Vatican’s juridical machinery. Randazzo, 59, succeeds Filippo Iannone, who was transferred in September 2025 to lead the Dicastery for Bishops, the body responsible for vetting episcopal appointments worldwide

Mar 26, 2026 19:00

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

Cardinal Pham Minh Mǎn, the Face of Catholic Resistance in Vietnam, Dies

From the early years of his priestly formation, he worked to promote evangelization in a country that, after adopting Communist ideology, showed its aversion to the Christian faith, causing grave losses to the Church.

Mar 25, 2026 17:38

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

The unusual, candid, and widely praised letter from a European bishop urging confession

The proposal is as simple as it is revealing. In a Church often concerned about declining sacramental practice, particularly in Northern Europe, Hansen identifies a concrete obstacle: many Catholics no longer approach the confessional, not necessarily out of rejection, but out of hesitation, ignorance or fear

Mar 24, 2026 17:51

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Holy Land•Local Church

Jerusalem: Holy Week Behind Closed Doors. A Statement from the Catholic Patriarch

Statement by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem

Mar 23, 2026 18:08

ZENIT Staff

Characteristics and elements of the governance of an ecclesial community: this is what the Pope told the leaders of ecclesial movements

The Pope’s Remarks to Participants in the Meeting with Leaders of Lay Associations, Ecclesial Movements, and New Communities

Pentecost: An Inspiration for the World of Diplomacy. What Leo XIV Told New Ambassadors to the Vatican

Address by the Pope on the occasion of the presentation of the credentials of the new ambassadors of Sierra Leone, Bangladesh, Yemen, Rwanda, Namibia, Mauritius, Chad, and Sri Lanka

Why Is the Pope Going to Lebanon? What Is the Dialogue with Muslims Like? And What Is the Role of Charles de Foucauld? ZENIT’s Interview with the Cardinal of Algeria

A new papal nuncio to manage the Holy See’s relations with the progressive German episcopate

Pope Leo XIV to Chaldean Bishops: Key Points for Electing a New Patriarch and Strong Exhortations on Money and Chastity

The highest-ranking military bishop in the United States states that Trump’s war in Iran does not meet the criteria for a “just war”

Why more people are becoming Catholic this Easter

Controversial Antwerp bishop expands on his idea of ordaining married men and shares his thoughts on women

UK: Bishop Hendricks urges responsible use of artificial intelligence

Holy Land: Cardinal Pizzaballa Says Palm Sunday Mass Ban in Jerusalem Was a Misunderstanding

Pope Leo XIV continues to reshape the Roman Curia: Meet the new Australian prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts

Cardinal Pham Minh Mǎn, the Face of Catholic Resistance in Vietnam, Dies

The unusual, candid, and widely praised letter from a European bishop urging confession

Jerusalem: Holy Week Behind Closed Doors. A Statement from the Catholic Patriarch