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•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XVI to visit Spain: here’s everything we know so far

A key meeting is scheduled for 9 January at the Vatican between representatives of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference and the Secretariat of State

Jan 04, 2026 19:57

Jorge Enrique Mújica

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

Vatican City

Vatican City Launches Institutional App

Launching of the new application for the institutional website www.vaticanstate.va

Jan 04, 2026 08:19

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV Speaks Out About Situation in Venezuela: What Did He Say?

Leo XIV Called for Respect for the Human and Civil Rights of All

Jan 04, 2026 08:16

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV Speaks Again About Trump and the War (and It Is Announced That the Pope Will Carry the Cross Throughout the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday)

Referring indirectly to geopolitical developments, including statements by Donald Trump about ending ongoing conflicts, Leo expressed cautious hope that political leaders might be seeking “a way out” of violence

Pope Leo XIV Reverses Another Decision of Pope Francis: World Children’s Day Cancelled in Rome

All initiatives aimed at children’s ministry may be celebrated, at the discretion of the Bishops, at the diocesan or parish level.

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