The Holy See and Iran in the New World Disorder: an analysis by Antonio Spadaro

Mar 08, 2026 20:32

ZENIT Staff

Antonio Spadaro, Appointed Undersecretary Of The Dicastery For Culture And Education Photo: Vatican News

Gender Ideology•Pro Life

Pro-life and anti-LGBT+: this is Trump’s new secretary of homeland security

Beyond his positions on national security and immigration policy, Mullin is widely known for his strong social conservative views. A father of six children—three of whom are adopted—he has frequently spoken about his Christian faith and its influence on his political convictions.

Mar 06, 2026 22:37

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

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

Mar 06, 2026 08:47

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace

War in the Middle East: Chapel and church buildings attacked in Iraq

The war between Israel and the United States against Iran, which has been inflaming the Middle East for days, from the Arab Gulf nations to Turkey (and Cyprus, in Europe), also affects Iraqi Christians who fear further progression into a “critical and delicate phase”

Mar 06, 2026 06:58

ZENIT Staff

Good News

Former Director of Oxford Seminary Converts to Catholicism

Although Robin Ward was educated in what he described as a «Low Church» form of Anglicanism, characterized by the use of the Book of Common Prayer, austere liturgy, and a Protestant approach to the sacraments, his experience at Oxford and his encounter with the Anglo-Catholic tradition sparked in him a deeper search for the identity of the Church.

Mar 05, 2026 10:18

Dante Alba, LC

Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Ash Wednesday, liturgy, and children

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

Mar 05, 2026 10:09

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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The Holy See and Iran in the New World Disorder: an analysis by Antonio Spadaro

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

In One Week 100,000 People Have Seen the Relics of Saint Francis of Assisi

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

Starting in the second half of 2026, there will be an admission fee to enter Cologne Cathedral

From Artificial Intelligence to Ancient Rites: Rome’s International Exorcism Course Explores the Church’s Response to Modern Forms of Spiritual Confusion

Poland’s Bishops Introduce Financial Penalties for Clergy Under Renewed Canon Law Discipline

Pro-life and anti-LGBT+: this is Trump’s new secretary of homeland security

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

War in the Middle East: Chapel and church buildings attacked in Iraq

Former Director of Oxford Seminary Converts to Catholicism

Questions about liturgy: Ash Wednesday, liturgy, and children