Pope Meets with Israeli and Palestinian Women at the Vatican

Mar 28, 2026 21:11

On the 25th, they arrived at St. Peter's Square to hear Leo XIV speak and to share their common desire for peace. Photo: Vatican Media

Justice and Peace

Scotland Rejects Assisted Suicide Legislation

The bill, introduced by Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur, would have allowed medically assisted deaths for adults diagnosed as terminally ill, contingent on the approval of two healthcare professionals

Mar 18, 2026 12:55

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Justice and Peace•Vatican City

Unexpected: Vatican court rules trial against Cardinal Becciu partially invalid and orders a retrial

Vatican Court Orders Partial Retrial in Financial Scandal, Citing Procedural Flaws

Mar 17, 2026 18:07

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Justice and Peace•Local Church

Bishop of El Paso to immigration agents: No one is obligated to follow an immoral law

The message, addressing both mass detention and mass deportation, is the first of its kind since the beginning of mass deportations in the United States this past year, and addressed directly to both the immigrant community in borderlands as well as those working in immigration enforcement.

Mar 17, 2026 16:53

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Holy Land•Justice and Peace

The Middle East on the Brink of Collapse: Another Call for Peace from the Pope, the Death of a Member of the Order of Malta in Lebanon, and Bombings at Shepherds’ Fields in Bethlehem

The death of a young humanitarian worker linked to the Sovereign Order of Malta, as well as the killing of a Maronite priest, has further shaken the local Church. The latter case has sparked international condemnation from a network of over 2,200 priests across 59 countries, who have called for accountability under international law and denounced what they describe as serious violations of humanitarian norms

Mar 17, 2026 10:26

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

The last historic Christian village in the Holy Land, threatened with annexation by the Jewish state of Israel

The risk is not only that Christians will leave, but that one day they will be remembered as having once been there

Mar 16, 2026 10:31

ZENIT Staff

Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

Pope Meets with Israeli and Palestinian Women at the Vatican

International Olympic Committee bans transgender men from competing against women in sports

Meta and Google are liable for psychological harm, according to a lawsuit that was dismissed in U.S. courts

U.S. Court Orders Access for Clergy Amid Immigration Crackdown

Jehovah’s Witnesses are open to the limited possibility of blood transfusions

Trump responds to Pope Leo XIV: I don’t want a ceasefire

A Church Against the Logic of War: Vatican Voices, Middle East Realities, and the Risk of a Vanishing Christianity

Scotland Rejects Assisted Suicide Legislation

Unexpected: Vatican court rules trial against Cardinal Becciu partially invalid and orders a retrial

Bishop of El Paso to immigration agents: No one is obligated to follow an immoral law

The Middle East on the Brink of Collapse: Another Call for Peace from the Pope, the Death of a Member of the Order of Malta in Lebanon, and Bombings at Shepherds’ Fields in Bethlehem

The last historic Christian village in the Holy Land, threatened with annexation by the Jewish state of Israel