How to prevent all forms of abuse and how to be accountable: Pope Leo XIV puts dignity as the starting point

Nov 18, 2025 09:40

ZENIT Staff

workshop promoted by the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors Photo: Vatican Media

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

The percentage of people who consider religion important in their lives is falling, according to a US study

According to Gallup’s latest findings, fewer than half of Americans—49 percent—say religion remains important to their daily lives. Ten years ago, that figure stood at 66 percent

Nov 17, 2025 17:32

Tim Daniels

Local Church

After 500 years, Dublin officially has a cathedral approved by Pope Leo XIV

Archbishop Farrell told worshippers that the Pope had responded “with great joy” to his request, submitted as part of the bicentenary celebrations. By removing the “Pro” designation, León XIV not only stabilized the cathedral’s canonical identity but also placed a symbolic cornerstone at the center of a city undergoing rapid change

Nov 17, 2025 17:28

Elizabeth Owens

Good News•Holy Land

Archaeologists Identify the Site Where Jesus Exorcised the Legion of Demons and the Herd of Pigs

Beyond the archaeologist’s interpretation of the biblical passage, Christian tradition already pointed to Kursi as the site of the miracle, reflected in the ruins of a 5th-century Byzantine Basilica, known as the «Chapel of the Miracle,» on the hill overlooking the port. Some scholars see the representation of pigs in the remains of its mosaic.

Nov 17, 2025 17:25

Rafael Llanes

Liturgy and Divine Worship•Local Church

Pope Leo XIV would grant dispensations to return to celebrating Mass in Latin, according to the Papal Nuncio in the United Kingdom

According to information shared privately with bishops in England and Wales, León XIV appears inclined neither to undo the liturgical reforms advanced by Francis nor to enforce them with the same rigor. What is taking shape instead is a policy of pragmatic leniency.

Nov 16, 2025 21:02

Elizabeth Owens

Gender Ideology

USA: Oregon school district pays $650,000 after firing educators for speaking on gender policy

Oregon educators Katie Medart and Rachel Sager started a grassroots movement, “I Resolve,” to speak out on gender identity education policy and offer solutions that would allow teachers to continue teaching without violating their conscience and that would respect the rights of parents. After posting a video on their own website promoting their organization and proposed policy solutions, officials at Grants Pass School District 7 suspended, and then terminated, them for speaking out.

Nov 16, 2025 20:54

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

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The percentage of people who consider religion important in their lives is falling, according to a US study

After 500 years, Dublin officially has a cathedral approved by Pope Leo XIV

Archaeologists Identify the Site Where Jesus Exorcised the Legion of Demons and the Herd of Pigs

Pope Leo XIV would grant dispensations to return to celebrating Mass in Latin, according to the Papal Nuncio in the United Kingdom

USA: Oregon school district pays $650,000 after firing educators for speaking on gender policy