Cuba: Oil sanctions will hit the poorest and weakest warn bishops

Feb 04, 2026 10:57

The island nation is one of the most deprived in Latin America where people face high inflation, poverty and food shortages. Photo: ACN

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

Between Drones, Settlers and Classrooms: How Violence and Administrative Israeli Pressure Are Reshaping Palestinian Life

The issue is further complicated by a draft law under consideration in the Knesset that would ban the employment of teachers who studied in Palestinian territories

Jan 18, 2026 19:52

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace

Iran’s Christians among killed and arrested in street protests

At least seven victims from the Armenian and Chaldean communities. In addition, three were injured and one imprisoned. Among the dead was the young Ejmin Masihi. In an open letter, Article 18 activists condemn the ‘brutal repression’ carried out by the ‘Tehran regime’.

Jan 16, 2026 11:56

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Local Church

From Mourning to Mobilization: Mexico’s Catholic Church Bets on a Decade for Peace

The roots of the National Dialogue for Peace lie in a moment of national trauma. In June 2022, Jesuit priests Javier Campos and Joaquín Mora were murdered in Cerocahui, Chihuahua, after trying to shield a local tour guide, Pedro Palma, from an armed attacker

Jan 15, 2026 17:21

Enrique Villegas

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians

53 Humanitarian Organizations Denounce «False Narratives» to Sabotage Those Saving Lives in Palestine

53 international humanitarian organizations operating in the Palestinian Territories have denounced that “the recent registration measures adopted by Israel will hinder crucial humanitarian action, at a time in which the civilian population faces serious and widespread need, notwithstanding the cease-fire in Gaza.”

Jan 05, 2026 09:40

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Justice and Peace•Religious Freedom

The Jewish state of Israel bans Caritas, the charitable arm of the Church (and more than 20 humanitarian organizations), from Gaza

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem issued a formal statement defending Caritas Jerusalem, stressing that it is not a conventional NGO but an ecclesiastical juridical person operating under the authority of the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land. Its legal status, the Patriarchate recalls, was explicitly recognized by the State of Israel through bilateral agreements signed with the Holy See in 1993 and 1997

Jan 03, 2026 19:33

Elizabeth Owens

Controversy Over Disagreements Between France and the Vatican Regarding the Pope’s Trip? The Trip Macron Wanted and the One Leo XIV Decided On

Macron had requested a private moment with Leo XIV inside the cathedral so that he could personally show him the reconstruction undertaken after the 2019 fire. The request was transmitted through diplomatic channels and the answer from the Holy See was no

Good social relations, the common good, and three matters of the utmost urgency, according to Leo XIV

Pope’s General Audience, September 16, 2026, on the Human Community

Cuba: Oil sanctions will hit the poorest and weakest warn bishops

Priests, Dissidents, and a Warning from Havana: Cuba Tightens the Screws on Voices of Conscience

Clergy Arrests, ICE Raids, and a City on Edge as Minnesota’s Churches Confront America’s Immigration Crackdown

Mexico’s Bishops Raise Their Voice After Football Field Massacre and Attack on Puebla Cathedral

Christian Brothers Schools in Jerusalem Protest Israeli Restrictions on Palestinian Teachers

New report shows systematic abuse in Israeli prisons

Is it morally acceptable for the military to disobey Trump if he orders an invasion of Greenland? Response from the former president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops

Between Drones, Settlers and Classrooms: How Violence and Administrative Israeli Pressure Are Reshaping Palestinian Life

Iran’s Christians among killed and arrested in street protests

From Mourning to Mobilization: Mexico’s Catholic Church Bets on a Decade for Peace

53 Humanitarian Organizations Denounce «False Narratives» to Sabotage Those Saving Lives in Palestine

The Jewish state of Israel bans Caritas, the charitable arm of the Church (and more than 20 humanitarian organizations), from Gaza