What is the value of human activity in the world? Pope Leo XIV answers

Sep 23, 2026 17:15

ZENIT Staff

the Holy Father delivered his catechesis on the documents of the Second Vatican Council. Photo: Vatican Media

Local Church

The son of Queen Rania and heir to the Jordanian throne visited the site of Jesus’ baptism

The site, known in the Bible as Bethany beyond the Jordan, has acquired substantial archaeological significance. Excavations have uncovered the remains of churches, chapels, hermits’ caves and a baptistery, providing tangible evidence of centuries of Christian worship and pilgrimage associated with the baptism tradition

Sep 21, 2026 19:49

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Vocations

For the third year in a row, Ireland is experiencing a vocational spring. Here are the numbers of new “yes” responses

15 men have chosen to begin by asking whether they are being called to give their lives to the Church

Sep 21, 2026 16:52

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Justice and Peace

Jehovah’s Witnesses “change their doctrine”: yes to blood donation

The organization presents the change not as an abandonment of the sacred character it attributes to blood, but as a transfer of responsibility from a uniform religious prohibition to individual conscience

Sep 21, 2026 16:45

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Restoration Concludes of One of St. Peter’s Basilica’s Most Important Domes

The Chapel takes its name from Clement VIII (born Ippolito Aldobrandini), who commissioned its decoration. Built according to a design by Michelangelo Buonarroti and completed by Giacomo della Porta in 1580 as a symmetrical counterpart to the Gregorian Chapel, it is part of the group of spaces surrounding the «Confessio» of St. Peter.

Sep 21, 2026 09:32

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Dicasteries•Pope Leo XIV

Leo XIV Visits the Dicastery for Culture and Education

During the visit, which lasted approximately one hour, the Pope highlighted the importance of the work carried out worldwide to spread the mission of Catholic education and the responsibility regarding culture.

Sep 21, 2026 09:14

ZENIT Staff