Leo XIV, Putin’s rejection of the Christmas truce, and disappointment with the Democratic governor of Illinois

Dec 24, 2025 19:47

Valentina di Giorgio

Leo XIV referred to the recent visit of Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, to Gaza

Good News•Local Church

The world’s oldest church has been found: where is it, what is it like, and how can you visit it?

Discovered in 1998 by a team led by American archaeologist Thomas Parker, the church was constructed between approximately 293 and 303, during the reign of Emperor Diocletian. Unlike earlier Christian meeting places—often adapted private homes known as domus ecclesiae—the Aqaba structure was built from the ground up as a church

Dec 23, 2025 15:32

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Freedom Before Christmas: Nigeria’s St. Mary’s Abductions End, but the Questions Remain

For the Catholic Church in Nigeria, the episode reopens painful questions about the safety of faith-based institutions and the pastoral care of traumatized communities. Bishops and clergy have repeatedly warned that schools and parishes are increasingly vulnerable, even as they continue to serve populations with few alternatives

Dec 23, 2025 15:30

Elizabeth Owens

Pope Leo XIV•Vatican City

A simple, concrete, and timely meditation on work based on the nativity scene created by Leo XIV

Congratulations to the employees of the Roman Curia, the Governorate of Vatican City State, and the Vicariate of Rome, together with their families.

Dec 22, 2025 15:44

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV

2 two fundamental aspects of the life of the Church: mission and communion explained by Leo XIV to the curia in a great speech

Address of the Pope to the Roman Curia on two fundamental aspects of the life of the Church: mission and communion, on the occasion of the annual Christmas greetings

Dec 22, 2025 15:41

ZENIT Staff

Local Church

Cardinal Damasceno confers ministries on 69 Heralds of the Gospel and hints at upcoming ordinations (end of Vatican intervention?)

It was at the conclusion of his reflection that the cardinal offered a cautious yet decisive sign of progress: “I hope that in the near future we will be able to confer the Holy Orders to those who are duly prepared.”

Dec 22, 2025 15:34

ZENIT Staff

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Leo XIV, Putin’s rejection of the Christmas truce, and disappointment with the Democratic governor of Illinois

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The world’s oldest church has been found: where is it, what is it like, and how can you visit it?

Freedom Before Christmas: Nigeria’s St. Mary’s Abductions End, but the Questions Remain

A simple, concrete, and timely meditation on work based on the nativity scene created by Leo XIV

2 two fundamental aspects of the life of the Church: mission and communion explained by Leo XIV to the curia in a great speech

Cardinal Damasceno confers ministries on 69 Heralds of the Gospel and hints at upcoming ordinations (end of Vatican intervention?)