Pope Leo XIV appoints controversial woman as president of the Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts and Letters

Sep 09, 2025 18:17

Valentina di Giorgio

Cristiana Perrella

Causes of Saints•Pope Leo XIV•Young People

Pope Leo at the canonization of Acutis and Frassati: an invitation not to waste life and to look upward

Homily of Pope Leo XIV at the Mass of Canonization of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati

Sep 07, 2025 19:47

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Testimonies

Catholic member of British royal family to have Catholic funeral attended by the King and Queen of England

Her marriage to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent—who survives her at 89—gave her a distinctive place in Britain’s royal narrative. When she crossed the Tiber, the 1701 Act of Settlement still forbade heirs from marrying Catholics, a law that would not be eased until 2013

Sep 07, 2025 19:39

Elizabeth Owens

Gender Ideology•Young People

Generational Divide Sharpens as New Report Shows Surge in Transgender Identification in the U.S.

The Williams Institute projects that by the close of this decade, transgender-identifying Americans will likely represent one of the youngest and fastest-growing demographics in the nation—an indicator not just of statistical change, but of a cultural transformation whose long-term consequences remain to be seen.

Sep 07, 2025 17:21

ZENIT Staff

Jubilee 2025•Vatican City

How many pilgrims have crossed the Holy Door of the Vatican? The number will surprise you

Beyond its devotional character, the Jubilee has also reshaped the life of Rome. Pilgrim routes are alive with song and prayer, the city’s parishes and religious communities are extending hospitality, and volunteers are working tirelessly to accompany visitors

Sep 06, 2025 19:39

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

The Vatican announces its new wine: “Laudato Si.” Here’s what we know

The initiative’s roots stretch back to the pandemic, when Francis asked then-Father Baggio to imagine a way of teaching Laudato Si’ through action rather than words

Sep 06, 2025 19:31

Valentina di Giorgio

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

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Pope Leo XIV appoints controversial woman as president of the Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts and Letters

Divided at the Pulpit: Illinois Priests’ Campaign Donations Expose Catholic Fault Lines in U.S. Politics

The Vatican welcomes Argentina’s patron saint, the Virgin of Luján, to its gardens

A Cathedral That Never Stood: Congo’s Anglicans Face Fresh Wounds After Collapse of Beni’s Long-Awaited Church

Bolivian Court Convicts Jesuit Superiors in Cover-Up of Predator Priest

Seventeen centuries of history behind the political-religious crisis in Yerevan

A Delegation of the Vatican City State at the 28th Universal Postal Congress

Pope Leo at the canonization of Acutis and Frassati: an invitation not to waste life and to look upward

Catholic member of British royal family to have Catholic funeral attended by the King and Queen of England

Generational Divide Sharpens as New Report Shows Surge in Transgender Identification in the U.S.

How many pilgrims have crossed the Holy Door of the Vatican? The number will surprise you

The Vatican announces its new wine: “Laudato Si.” Here’s what we know