Spanish bishops publish a critique of the emotionalism of spiritual retreats

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

Jorge Enrique Mújica

The reverberations are being felt most acutely by Christian minorities already living on fragile ground

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

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Barry Neufeld of Chilliwack in British Columbia was condemned by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal because «if a person chooses not to ‘believe’ that gender identity is separate from the sex assigned at birth, then they do not ‘believe’ in trans people. This is a form of existential denial.»

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

Jorge Enrique Mújica

The note offers a careful critique of what contemporary philosophers have termed emotivism. In postmodern culture, the bishops observe, the “I feel, therefore I am” mentality often replaces the classical primacy of reason. Emotions, detached from truth and moral good,

Lebanon: more than 30,000 displaced by escalating violence

ZENIT Staff

According to local staff of Aid to the Church in Need in Lebanon, more than ten powerful airstrikes struck Beirut’s southern suburbs at around 2:30 a.m. on Monday. Explosions were heard far beyond the capital, including in the Keserwan region. Additional strikes targeted southern Lebanon and the Beqaa Valley.

Synod Study Groups Signal Structural Shifts: Digital Jurisdiction and Women’s Role in Seminary Formation on the Vatican Table

Valentina di Giorgio

The decision to publish the reports was ordered by Pope Leo XIV, who has insisted that synodality must include transparency and accountability before the entire People of God. Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod, described the texts not as finished products but as working instruments—“a starting point, not an arrival.”

Barcelona’s Basilica of the Holy Family Becomes Officially The Tallest in Europe

Rafael Llanes

The inauguration of the Tower of Jesus will take place on June 10, anniversary of the death of architect Antoni Gaudí, whose heroic virtues Pope Francis recognized on April 14, 2025, as the first step toward his beatification. Pope Leo XIV will preside over the inauguration during his visit to Spain.