Lebanon: more than 30,000 displaced by escalating violence

Mar 03, 2026 08:41

Evacuation warnings were reportedly sent to around 50 villages, prompting thousands of families onto the roads. Photo: UNICEF/UNI561764/Sánchez

Holy Land

Historic: Doors of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem Are Removed for Restoration

While awaiting the return of the 12th century doors to their original position, an exceptional scene was witnessed: they were replaced by panels with photo reproductions of the original doors to maintain the illusion of their presence.

Mar 01, 2026 09:59

ZENIT Staff

Angelus•Pope Leo XIV

The Transfiguration of Jesus explained by Pope Leo XIV

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, March 1, 2026

Mar 01, 2026 09:50

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV•Vocations

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

Address of the Holy Father to the seminarians of Alcalá de Henares, Toledo, Cartagena, and the Interdiocesan Seminary of Catalonia

Mar 01, 2026 09:46

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Local Church

USA: Bishops take a stand against Trump before the Supreme Court and argue in favor of birthright citizenship

In a friend-of-the-court brief filed before the high court, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops argued that ending the automatic conferral of citizenship to children born on U.S. soil would be “immoral,” legally unfounded, and incompatible with core principles of Catholic social teaching

Mar 01, 2026 09:19

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Holy Land

Israeli government announces new museum dedicated to the baptism of Jesus

Known in Arabic as Al-Maghtas, meaning “the immersion,” Qasr el Yahud occupies a liminal geography both spiritually and historically. It stands at the threshold between desert and river, promise and fulfillment, and has long been embedded in Christian memory as a site of epiphany and renewal

Feb 28, 2026 20:43

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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Lebanon: more than 30,000 displaced by escalating violence

Beyond emotion: Spanish bishops publish a critique of the emotionalism of spiritual retreats

In Canada, To Say That There Are Only Two Biological Sexes Costs $750,000: The Barry Neufeld Case

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

Guinness World Record for The Chosen: it becomes the series translated into the most languages

German bishops ask Vatican to allow lay people to give homilies, despite rejection in 2023

Preaching to the Pope and the Roman Curia: ZENIT Interviews the «Official» Preacher of the Papal Household

Historic: Doors of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem Are Removed for Restoration

The Transfiguration of Jesus explained by Pope Leo XIV

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

USA: Bishops take a stand against Trump before the Supreme Court and argue in favor of birthright citizenship

Israeli government announces new museum dedicated to the baptism of Jesus