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

Jun 30, 2025 19:54

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV sent a letter to the participants on the theme of hunger. Photo: Vatican Media

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

Justice and Peace•Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

3 very interesting challenges from the Pope to politicians and rulers at a meeting at the Vatican

Pope’s address to the participants in the Jubilee of Governments on the common good, interreligious dialogue and religious freedom and artificial intelligence.

Jun 21, 2025 20:59

ZENIT Staff

Leo XIV Reveals The Four Things He Will Do While on Vacation, Which Might Also Inspire Other Catholics’ Vacation

After settling into the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo, Leo XIV appeared on the central balcony and revealed his plans for his vacation.

How can the weight of the cross be “easy” and “light”? Leo XIV explains it

Address on the Occasion of the Angelus Prayer on Sunday, July 5, 2026

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

3 very interesting challenges from the Pope to politicians and rulers at a meeting at the Vatican