Pope Leo XIV comments on Trump’s peace plan for Gaza (and other current topics of general interest)

Oct 01, 2025 10:45

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV stepped out of Villa Barberini in Castel Gandolfo Photo: Vatican Media

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Christian leaders in the Holy Land condemn Israeli local government threat to confiscate Armenian church property

We further join the Armenian Patriarchate in calling upon the offices of the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister to intervene by urging the competent authorities to suspend the current legal proceedings and to ensure that any further deliberations on this matter are referred to the appropriate venues

Sep 29, 2025 11:52

ZENIT Staff

Vatican Diplomacy

Statement by Archbishop Gallagher at UN Security Council Debate on AI and International Peace and Security

The Head of Delegation highlighted both the promise and the risks of AI, noting its potential to advance peace, development, and human rights, while warning of its misuse in military applications, particularly lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS).

Sep 29, 2025 11:49

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

Cardinal Cupich Divides the U.S. Episcopate by Persisting in Awarding a Pro-Abortionist Democratic Senator

The Archdiocese will organize the tribute presided over by Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago and member of the Dicastery for Bishops in Rome. The ceremony recognizing Senator Durbin will take place at Saint Ignatius College Prep.

Sep 29, 2025 06:41

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Local Church

The Towers of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Reopen to the Public

The exemplary cooperation between institutions, architects, and artisans gives the restoration all the majesty of the Cathedral’s western massif and recalls the historical page of art and faith that bears witness to the French devotion to the Virgin, Mother of Jesus Christ.

Sep 29, 2025 06:39

Rafael Llanes

Good News•Local Church

World’s Largest Statue Dedicated to the Virgin Mary Is Inaugurated in Brazil

The first pieces crafted by sculptor Ranilson Viana arrived in Crato from the city of Petrolina, Pernambuco. The monument to Our Lady of Fatima, made up of several levels that will be assembled, rises 51 meters. The first pieces will be installed in October.

Sep 29, 2025 06:36

Rafael Manuel Tovar

The Vatican Outlines the Next Steps in Implementing the Synodal Path for the Entire Church

Central to the meeting was the preparation for a gathering scheduled from June 23 to 25, 2026. This event will serve as a preparatory stage for the Continental Evaluation Assemblies planned for early 2028

Dates and Locations Announced for Mass Events with Pope Leo XIV in Spain

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate a great Prayer Vigil with young people and three great Masses during his Apostolic Journey to Spain. Registration forms are now open for participation in these first confirmed events on the Pope’s agenda. Registration can be done through the official website of the trip: conelpapa.es.

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Pope Leo XIV comments on Trump’s peace plan for Gaza (and other current topics of general interest)

USA: Pro-abortion politician declines Cardinal Cupich award: Pope Leo intervenes and Archbishop of Chicago issues this statement

The genocide against Christians in Congo and Nigeria: the evidence that no one talks about

Vatican Envoy at UN Warns Against Unilateral Moves on Jerusalem, Calls for Renewal of Global Institutions

Dutch Parliament says no to abortion as a human right

Slovakia legally protects its Constitution against gender ideology: there are only two genders

Grandmother arrested for praying outside a clinic where babies are killed and carrying a sign

Christian leaders in the Holy Land condemn Israeli local government threat to confiscate Armenian church property

Statement by Archbishop Gallagher at UN Security Council Debate on AI and International Peace and Security

Cardinal Cupich Divides the U.S. Episcopate by Persisting in Awarding a Pro-Abortionist Democratic Senator

The Towers of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Reopen to the Public

World’s Largest Statue Dedicated to the Virgin Mary Is Inaugurated in Brazil