Pope’s Secretary of State speaks out on ICE in Minneapolis, Greenland, and the reconstruction of Gaza

Jan 29, 2026 18:36

Jorge Enrique Mújica

the Holy See’s Secretary of State addressed journalists’ questions Photo: Vatican Media

Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church

Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur of Bogor, Indonesia

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

The German bishop who brought the local Catholic Church to the brink of schism announces that he will not seek re-election

Bätzing leaves behind a Church that is, by many measures, more fragmented than when he took office, though few observers would place the responsibility solely on his shoulders

Jan 20, 2026 18:08

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Analysis Opinion•Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

Three US cardinals open battle against Donald Trump

Their appeal comes as Washington faces criticism on multiple fronts: a controversial U.S. military operation in Venezuela that led to the removal and prosecution of President Nicolás Maduro; renewed threats to take control of Greenland, a resource-rich, semi-autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark and a NATO ally

Jan 20, 2026 17:53

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Cardinals and Bishops•Holy Land•Local Church

Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant leaders in the Holy Land unite against “Christian Zionism”

The renewed warning in January 2026 comes amid heightened international attention to Christian Zionist activism. Although not named explicitly, church officials appear to be alluding to a high-profile event organized by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December

Jan 20, 2026 17:46

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Holy Land•Local Church

Statement by the bishops of the Holy Land on “Christian Zionism”

The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem issued a statement

Jan 19, 2026 17:21

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

Outlining a moral vision for US foreign policy: full text of the statement by three US cardinals

3 cardinals issued a strongly worded statement measuring US foreign policy against the principles set forth by Pope Leo XIV in his January 9, 2026 address to members of the diplomatic corps accredited the Holy See

Jan 19, 2026 17:17

ZENIT Staff

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Pope’s Secretary of State speaks out on ICE in Minneapolis, Greenland, and the reconstruction of Gaza

“We cannot vote on the Resurrection”: Cardinal of Cologne absent from German Synodal Path meeting and considers it over

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

With Leo XIV, “normality is slowly returning” to the Vatican… according to Benedict XVI’s private secretary

Cardinals, the first consistory of Leo XIV, and Cardinal Zen’s public objections

Is it morally acceptable for the military to disobey Trump if he orders an invasion of Greenland? Response from the former president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops

Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of bishop whom Pope Francis appointed cardinal, but who “did not want” to receive the appointment

The German bishop who brought the local Catholic Church to the brink of schism announces that he will not seek re-election

Three US cardinals open battle against Donald Trump

Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant leaders in the Holy Land unite against “Christian Zionism”

Statement by the bishops of the Holy Land on “Christian Zionism”

Outlining a moral vision for US foreign policy: full text of the statement by three US cardinals