Some reflections with you on the relationship between the administration of justice and the value of unity, according to Pope Leo XIV

Mar 14, 2026 20:06

The audience took place as part of the opening ceremony of the judicial year of the Vatican City State Court. Photo: Vatican Media

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Settlers exploit war in Iran to commit new acts of violence in the West Bank

Two Palestinian brothers were shot dead in a raid in Qaryut, south of Nablus. New attacks and assaults also in the Christian village of Taybeh. Fr Bashar: not isolated incidents, but a ‘growing pattern of violence’ that raises “concerns”. Barriers and isolation, the West Bank increasingly similar to the Strip, victim of ‘state violence’.

Mar 04, 2026 09:33

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace

U.S. Supreme Court Halts California’s Secrecy Policy on Student Gender Transitions

Public opinion appears to favor parental involvement. According to the 2025 Religious Freedom Index published by Becket, approximately 73 percent of Americans believe parents are the primary educators of their children. That cultural backdrop likely frames how this case will be received across the country.

Mar 04, 2026 09:21

Tim Daniels

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

Pope Leo XIV, the US-Iran war, and a forceful call in a Middle East on the brink of the abyss

The reverberations are being felt most acutely by Christian minorities already living on fragile ground

Mar 02, 2026 09:06

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Justice and Peace•Local Church

USA: Bishops take a stand against Trump before the Supreme Court and argue in favor of birthright citizenship

In a friend-of-the-court brief filed before the high court, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops argued that ending the automatic conferral of citizenship to children born on U.S. soil would be “immoral,” legally unfounded, and incompatible with core principles of Catholic social teaching

Mar 01, 2026 09:19

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Israel unprecedented expropriation of Palestinian land

The Israeli association that fights against the political use of urban planning in the West Bank to seize land from Palestinians explains the bad faith of the rule that requires proof of ownership in Area C. At stake is 58% of the land in a context where there was no land registry before 1967. Activists and NGOs speak of an ‘unprecedented measure’ since the Six-Day War. Michal Braier: “discriminatory” legal system, ‘systematic’ expropriation to favour settlements.

Feb 19, 2026 16:52

ZENIT Staff

Amid the polarization between Trump and Leo XIV, U.S. police respond to a bomb threat at the home of the Pope’s brother

Police in New Lenox, a suburban community outside Chicago, responded on the evening of April 15 at approximately 6:30 p.m. to reports of a bomb threat at the home of John Prevost, one of the Pope’s two older brothers

Leo XIV on TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people

Pope Benedict XVI appeared three times, while Francis was featured on six occasions, reflecting different phases in the Church’s engagement with global issues

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Some reflections with you on the relationship between the administration of justice and the value of unity, according to Pope Leo XIV

Results of Vatican diplomacy: Amid conflict with the U.S., Cuba will release prisoners

Lebanon requests diplomatic mediation from the Vatican to prevent Israel from attacking or displacing Catholic communities in the south of the country

Israeli Jewish army causes death of Catholic priest in Lebanon and displaces thousands of Catholics from southern Lebanon

Four Years of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: An Analysis from the Church

Vatican questions “preventive” war in Iran as Leo XIV intensifies diplomatic calls for peace

War in the Middle East: Chapel and church buildings attacked in Iraq

Settlers exploit war in Iran to commit new acts of violence in the West Bank

U.S. Supreme Court Halts California’s Secrecy Policy on Student Gender Transitions

Pope Leo XIV, the US-Iran war, and a forceful call in a Middle East on the brink of the abyss

USA: Bishops take a stand against Trump before the Supreme Court and argue in favor of birthright citizenship

Israel unprecedented expropriation of Palestinian land