Muslim radicals call for the execution of a cardinal in Iraq

Jan 05, 2026 11:59

Elizabeth Owens

Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church Photo: Religión Digital

Local Church

Can Masses be celebrated with mariachi music? Mexican diocese issues practical guidelines

The diocese does not ban mariachi outright, but insists that its use must be decided in close dialogue with the priest who presides

Jan 04, 2026 19:50

Enrique Villegas

Analysis Opinion•Young People

Beyond “No Religion”: Why Britain’s Young Adults Are Rethinking God, Gratitude, and Meaning

Gratitude itself proved to be a revealing lens. Asked who or what they felt grateful to, respondents most often cited nature, other people, and themselves. God ranked fourth overall, but among 18- to 34-year-olds it rose sharply

Jan 04, 2026 19:46

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church

What is known about the Colombian priest who was stabbed to death in Italy at the end of 2025?

Within days, investigators abandoned the initial hypothesis of a botched robbery

Jan 03, 2026 19:39

Valentina di Giorgio

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

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Bows and Genuflections

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

Jan 03, 2026 19:30

ZENIT Staff

An Italian: this is the Pope’s new ambassador “to” Donald Trump

Archbishop Caccia, 68, has served as Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations since 2019, and succeeds Cardinal Christophe Pierre, 80, who has held the post since 2016

A Pope’s Letter to a Newspaper: Leo XIV Reflects on 150 Years of Journalism in a Changing World

Another dimension Leo XIV emphasized was the human element of storytelling. Technology may accelerate the flow of information, he observed, but experience and judgment remain essential for interpreting events and giving them meaning

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