Days Before the Pope’s Visit to UNESCO, ZENIT Interviews the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the UN Institution

Sep 08, 2026 08:39

Archbishop Roberto Campisi has served as the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to UNESCO Photo: © Mission Permanente Du Saint-Siège À L'UNESCO

Interview•Testimonies

Some Priests Need Therapy, and This Is Not a Sign of Weak Faith or Lack of Prayer, Says Father Mariusz Marszalek

A Pallottine priest in the Polish Province of Częstochowa, Mariusz Marszalek is also a Doctor of Canon Law, a psychotherapist, and coordinator of the Apostolate of Divine Mercy. He has extensive experience in accompanying priests.

Mar 19, 2026 10:57

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Interview

Fr Sliman: As war affects daily life in Kuwait, the Church responds to the uncertainty

The Jaffa-born priest describes a situation of apprehension and crisis, but experienced “with great human dignity”. The crisis triggered by war is not something «distant” as people have to live with “caution, fear, and prayer.» The conflict touches «deep sensitivities» in the region. In his appeal to AsiaNews readers, he says that every war «is a wound to humanity”.

Mar 19, 2026 09:58

ZENIT Staff

Interview

Preaching to the Pope and the Roman Curia: ZENIT Interviews the «Official» Preacher of the Papal Household

At 54, the Capuchin friar is a theologian, biblical scholar, lecturer, and author of numerous books. He is also known for his profound and accessible catechesis, as well as his online podcasts, in which he explores Scripture with clarity.

Mar 01, 2026 10:02

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

Holy Land•Interview

Watch: Interview with Israeli Jewish Catholic priest

In this last episode of the Common Home TV’s series: In the Shadows of the Holy Land. Neuhaus describes his life as a kind of apprenticeship in the margins, and argues that the political theology surrounding Israel and Palestine has become, in his view, a generator of violence.

Jan 19, 2026 17:04

ZENIT Staff

Do you need to forgive, or have you been forgiven? This brief reflection by Pope Leo XIV is for you

Address on the Occasion of the Angelus Prayer on Sunday, September 13, 2026

Leo XIV in France: What the Numbers Show and What You Need to Know About a Visit That’s Already Being Called a Success

Leo XIV will encounter both enormous crowds and much smaller groups, moving between the public square and more intimate encounters

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Days Before the Pope’s Visit to UNESCO, ZENIT Interviews the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the UN Institution

Mel Gibson’s Return to Christ (and great cinema): Why the Resurrection Became a 20-Year Journey. Response in an interesting interview

«Hope Should Not Be Confused with a Solution»: ZENIT’s Interview with Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem

The Grammar of Hate: An Interview with Bishop Rafic Nahra, Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem, on the Situation in the Holy Land

Here is what the Pope said in an interview upon his return to Rome regarding Iran, migration, the blessing of homosexuals, and war

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

Exorcisms, New Technologies, and Cults: A Step Toward Hell. Interview with a Leader of the World’s Exorcists

Some Priests Need Therapy, and This Is Not a Sign of Weak Faith or Lack of Prayer, Says Father Mariusz Marszalek

Fr Sliman: As war affects daily life in Kuwait, the Church responds to the uncertainty

Preaching to the Pope and the Roman Curia: ZENIT Interviews the «Official» Preacher of the Papal Household

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

Watch: Interview with Israeli Jewish Catholic priest