Statement by then Father Prevost, now Leo XIV, against the death penalty in the U.S. comes to light

Jul 01, 2025 17:35

Former Gov. Pat Quinn (front left) and Monica Walker show the Rev. Joseph Chamblain a note written in 2011 by Robert Prevost, now better known as Pope Leo XIV Photo: Chicago Sun Times

Justice and Peace•Pope Francis

Jubilee Report: a plan commissioned by Pope Francis about the debt of the poor countries

The report drafted for the late pope by a group of economists led by Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz has been released. The study calls for a new global initiative for the most indebted poor countries but also lays out the rules for fairer finance to avoid perpetuating the same problem.

Jun 25, 2025 18:49

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Rome

Parliamentarians from around the world gather in Rome to discuss interfaith dialogue

The Conference brought together hundreds of MPs, including Speakers, as well as religious leaders, UN officials, civil society representatives, and international experts from close to 100 countries, responding to the motto of the Jubilee Year to be “pilgrims of hope” amid a climate of growing conflict, polarization and the weaponization of religion.

Jun 23, 2025 17:29

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Local Church

Mexico Is the Most Dangerous Country for Priests

In 2024 alone, 850 cases of extortion and death threats against priests were recorded, in addition to attacks against 26 churches across the country.

Jun 22, 2025 07:31

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Cardinals and Bishops•Justice and Peace

Israel Asks for Peace Yet Invades Iran: The Logic of Reasoning of the Only «Iranian Cardinal»

Iran is home to Christian communities with a small number of Catholics among its population of 82 million, the vast majority of whom are Muslim: 90% Shi’ite and 5% Sunni. There are 22,000 Catholics among Assyrian, Armenian, and Latin-Rite faithful, in addition to immigrant foreigners.

Jun 22, 2025 07:27

Rafael Llanes

Justice and Peace•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV Speaks Out on the Situation in Iran: No Armed Victory Outweighs the Pain of Mothers and the Fear of Children

Second statement by the Pope on the situation in Iran

Jun 22, 2025 07:24

ZENIT Staff

Dates and Locations Announced for Mass Events with Pope Leo XIV in Spain

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate a great Prayer Vigil with young people and three great Masses during his Apostolic Journey to Spain. Registration forms are now open for participation in these first confirmed events on the Pope’s agenda. Registration can be done through the official website of the trip: conelpapa.es.

On the Controversy with Trump, Leo XIV Denounces a «Not Entirely Accurate Narrative»

During the flight from Cameroon to Angola, the third leg of an itinerary that will ultimately take him to Equatorial Guinea, the Pope explained to the approximately 70 journalists accompanying him that many media interpretations are based on a dynamic of «comments upon comments,» rather than reflecting his true intentions.

Statement by then Father Prevost, now Leo XIV, against the death penalty in the U.S. comes to light

Hunger as a weapon of war: this is what Pope Leo XIV’s letter to the President of FAO says

Supreme Court Backs Parental Rights in Landmark Ruling on LGBTQ+ Curriculum in Public Schools

Food as a weapon of war: Caritas Denounces Weaponization of Food on Gaza

Vatican publishes the note ‘Jubilee 2025: remission of the ecological debt’

Pope Leo XIV publicly notes deterioration of international and humanitarian law

Nation Divided: New Pew Survey Reveals Deep Rifts Over Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Jubilee Report: a plan commissioned by Pope Francis about the debt of the poor countries

Parliamentarians from around the world gather in Rome to discuss interfaith dialogue

Mexico Is the Most Dangerous Country for Priests

Israel Asks for Peace Yet Invades Iran: The Logic of Reasoning of the Only «Iranian Cardinal»

Pope Leo XIV Speaks Out on the Situation in Iran: No Armed Victory Outweighs the Pain of Mothers and the Fear of Children