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

Mar 08, 2026 07:10

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Leo XIV

From Africa to Spain via Monaco: this is Leo XIV’s global travel schedule for 2026

The schedule outlines three distinct journeys: a ten-day pilgrimage across four African nations, a one-day visit to Monaco, and a six-day trip to Spain that will culminate in the Canary Islands. Together, they form a carefully calibrated map of priorities that blends history, diplomacy, evangelization and social concern.

Feb 25, 2026 22:30

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

Four Important Answers from Leo XIV to Issues Such as The Difficulties of Young Clergy, Pastoral Challenges, Priestly Fraternity, and Elderly Priests

The Pope’s Answers to Four Questions from the Clergy of the Diocese of Rome

Feb 23, 2026 09:47

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

PHOTO GALLERY: Pope Leo XIV begins spiritual exercises

Pope Leo XIV and the senior leadership of the Roman Curia entered into the silence of Lent

Feb 22, 2026 11:42

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries

Lefebvrians opt for schism leading to excommunication and reject Vatican offer

Is unity primarily juridical, doctrinal, or pastoral—and can any of these be isolated from the others? By confirming the 1 July consecrations, the Society of St. Pius X signals that it sees no viable path to agreement under the current parameters. Whether this leads to a repetition of 1988 or to an unexpected last-minute intervention remains to be seen

Feb 21, 2026 11:33

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church

Bishops Representing Latin America, Canada, and United States Gather to Pray, Discuss, and Reaffirm Their Unity as One Church

The eleven bishops attending included bishops from the Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (CELAM), the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)

Feb 19, 2026 17:20

ZENIT Staff

Characteristics and elements of the governance of an ecclesial community: this is what the Pope told the leaders of ecclesial movements

The Pope’s Remarks to Participants in the Meeting with Leaders of Lay Associations, Ecclesial Movements, and New Communities

Pentecost: An Inspiration for the World of Diplomacy. What Leo XIV Told New Ambassadors to the Vatican

Address by the Pope on the occasion of the presentation of the credentials of the new ambassadors of Sierra Leone, Bangladesh, Yemen, Rwanda, Namibia, Mauritius, Chad, and Sri Lanka

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

The Middle East, the spread of war, and the position of the Pope and the Catholic Church

“Quo Vadis, Humanitas?”: Vatican Theologians Confront AI, Transhumanism and the Future of the Human Person

Leo XIV perfects the mission of the Pontifical Academy for Life

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

Pope Leo XIV, seminarians, and the call to a supernatural view of reality

For the first time, a Pope will address the Spanish Parliament: it will be Leo XIV during his visit to Madrid in June 2026

From Africa to Spain via Monaco: this is Leo XIV’s global travel schedule for 2026

Four Important Answers from Leo XIV to Issues Such as The Difficulties of Young Clergy, Pastoral Challenges, Priestly Fraternity, and Elderly Priests

PHOTO GALLERY: Pope Leo XIV begins spiritual exercises

Lefebvrians opt for schism leading to excommunication and reject Vatican offer

Bishops Representing Latin America, Canada, and United States Gather to Pray, Discuss, and Reaffirm Their Unity as One Church