USA: The National Catholic and Muslim Dialogue: “Journeying Together”

Sep 24, 2025 18:27

ZENIT Staff

Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky Photo: The Catholic Thing

Local Church

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia Prepares to Crown Its Skyline with the Tower of Christ, the highest in Europe

When crowned with a luminous cross, the tower will eclipse Germany’s Ulm Minster, holder of the record since the 19th century at 162 meters. Surrounding it will be five other towers, one dedicated to the Virgin Mary and four slightly smaller ones symbolizing the Evangelists.

Sep 23, 2025 12:04

Covadonga Asturias

Local Church•Rome

Italy Weighs Restoring Feast of St. Francis as National Holiday Amid Calls for Unity

If approved, the holiday would return nearly half a century after its removal in 1977, when austerity measures swept away several feast days

Sep 22, 2025 18:02

Valentina di Giorgio

Good News•Holy Land

The Bethlehem organ plays again after eight centuries of silence

This extraordinary discovery marks a turning point in European organology studies and restores to the world a sound heritage once thought lost.

Sep 22, 2025 18:00

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Leo XIV, China and attention to communities suffering for their faith

AsiaNews editorial director Fr. Gianni Criveller comments on the Pope’s words on China in an interview released in recent days: «He guarantees the continuity of previous choices, aware that there is time between now and the new expiry of the Agreement in 2028. But he also says he is listening to the “underground” communities that (rightly or wrongly) feel they have been sacrificed. So that the government’s narrative is not the only one in this complex and painful ecclesial affair.»

Sep 22, 2025 17:57

ZENIT Staff

Justice and Peace•Rome

One cardinal, 11 bishops, and over a thousand priests launch initiative against genocide in Gaza

Catholic Clergy Launch Global Petition Condemning ‘Genocide’ in Gaza

Sep 22, 2025 17:48

ZENIT Staff

The gunman who attempted to assassinate John Paul II tried to meet with Leo XIV in Turquí: what happened?

Agca arrived with the unmistakable intention of inserting himself into the story. Speaking to Turkish media, he expressed hope for a brief conversation with the pontiff—a few minutes, nothing more—while insisting that the papal presence in Iznik was “extraordinary.”

The homily with which Pope Leo XIV instilled hope in the Lebanese people

Homily of Pope Leo XIV at the concluding Mass of his pastoral visit to Lebanon

USA: The National Catholic and Muslim Dialogue: “Journeying Together”

This Is the Catholic Priest Who Won the «Asian Nobel» Prize and Here’s the Reason for the Award

The Pope’s beautiful speech praising consecrated women

Does a pontificate influence LGBT+ acceptance by the clergy? A study provides the answer

German president visits the Pope: invitation to the country, role of the Holy See in the current situation, and ecclesial life in Germany are the topics

How can a legal system show mercy? Judge Alito of the US Supreme Court intervenes in the Vatican

Study Links Traditional Eucharistic Practices to Stronger Belief in Christ’s Presence

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia Prepares to Crown Its Skyline with the Tower of Christ, the highest in Europe

Italy Weighs Restoring Feast of St. Francis as National Holiday Amid Calls for Unity

The Bethlehem organ plays again after eight centuries of silence

Leo XIV, China and attention to communities suffering for their faith

One cardinal, 11 bishops, and over a thousand priests launch initiative against genocide in Gaza