‘The ‘Holocaust teaches us that utmost vigilance is always needed to be able to take prompt action in defense of human dignity and peace,’ summoning us all to renew our commitment to ensure greater and unconditional respect for the dignity of every person’

Jan 27, 2017 14:25

ZENIT Staff

Culture and Society•Pope & Holy See

Pope Francis Meets With Martin Scorsese

“Silence” previewed in the Vatican with group of Jesuits

Nov 30, 2016 19:55

ZENIT Staff

Culture and Society

Church Clarifies Teaching on Cremation

Emphasizes that ashes should be put in a sacred place, not transformed into jewelry or other commemorative memorabilia

Oct 25, 2016 18:45

Sergio Mora

Culture and Society

The Trouble With the ‘You Go Girl’ Culture

A Nietzschean framework has replaced a classical one

Oct 19, 2016 19:24

Bishop Robert Barron

Culture and Society

Evangelii Gaudium and Missionary Disciples in Medicine

“Christ’s presence really can transform everything. The Gospel really does make all things new”

Oct 14, 2016 18:10

Bishop James Conley

Culture and Society

Knowing Who We Are; Knowing What We Are Supposed to Do

The whole of creation and salvation history is a 5-act play

Oct 12, 2016 19:45

Bishop Robert Barron

Culture and Society

Loved Ones of 9/11 Victims Say Faith Is What Gets Them Through

At Ground Zero for Pope’s Visit, Mourners Take Solace in Francis’ Presence

Sep 12, 2016 19:30

Deborah Castellano Lubov

Culture and Society•Family & Life Issues

The Chastity Revolution in Uganda

The Ugandan ABC strategy was an international success, plain and unique

Aug 18, 2016 17:54

ZENIT Staff

Culture and Society

Ennio Morricone and His ‘Mystical and Sacred’ Music

Composer Talks about His Career, the Emotions That Inspire His Soundtracks and Regret Over the Abandonment of Gregorian Chant

Aug 16, 2016 18:24

Federico Cenci

Culture and Society

Refugees and Poland: an Overview

“The phenomenon of immigration in general (and of refugees and asylum seekers in general) is new, different, and strange to the average Polish person”

Jul 25, 2016 18:43

ZENIT Staff

Culture and Society

Sept. 9 to Be Day of Prayer for Peace in US Communities

Episcopal conference responds to racial tensions with task force

Jul 25, 2016 16:42

ZENIT Staff

Culture and Society

Catholics Come Home TV Ministry Reaching Out to Millennials

4 new commercials, youth-focused web site encourage lapsed Catholics to return to Church

Jun 23, 2016 17:37

ZENIT Staff

Culture and Society

Thomas Aquinas and the Art of Making a Public Argument

I would like to revisit a time when people knew how to have a public argument about the most hotly-contested matters …

Jun 22, 2016 19:57

Bishop Robert Barron

Culture and Society

Boethius’ Counsel: Time for Healing, Not Lamenting

In light of Obama’s bathroom mandate, the 6th-century philosopher offers the advice we need today

May 18, 2016 19:57

Bishop James Conley

Culture and Society

US Bishops on Obama’s Directive in ‘Bathroom Wars’: Not Even an Attempt at Balance

Reiterate the inherent dignity of each and every human person

May 17, 2016 19:10

ZENIT Staff

Culture and Society•Pope and Holy See

Queen Elizabeth II Celebrates 90th Birthday

Cardinal Nichols Pays Tribute to Longest-lived Monarch Who Has Met Various Popes

Apr 21, 2016 18:12

ZENIT Staff

Culture and Society

Bill Nye Is Not the Philosophy Guy

“If the study of literature, the arts, and philosophy is regarded as impractical and ‘soft’ in comparison to the study of the sciences, we will produce a generation of, I’m sorry to say, prisoners chained inside of Plato’s cave”

Apr 05, 2016 17:51

Bishop Robert Barron

Culture and Society

The Disorienting Quality of Real Prayer

Why we need exercises such as learning a foreign language or contemplating true art

Mar 16, 2016 17:52

Bishop Robert Barron

Culture and Society

Cardinal Turkson’s Address to Seminar on Health and Sexuality

“The Holy See has always maintained its commitment to both human life and the dignity of women”

Mar 09, 2016 19:31

ZENIT Staff

Culture and Society

Instragram Cofounder Visits Pope Francis

Consider how images can unite peoples across cultures and languages

Feb 26, 2016 13:32

Kathleen Naab

Culture and Society

FORUM: All That Is Visible and Invisible

“Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See, which won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize and has spent over 80 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, is one of the most beautiful and finely-crafted novels I have ever read”

Dec 30, 2015 16:13

Bishop Robert Barron

Culture and Society

ANALYSIS: Globalizing Indifference

Pope Francis Appeals for Solidarity

Dec 30, 2015 14:51

Fr. John Flynn

Culture and Society

ANALYSIS: Marriage and Religious Freedom: Consequences of Recognizing Same-Sex Couples

“The consent-based view of marriage now enshrined in law teaches that marriage is more about the desires of adults than about the needs – or rights – of children”

Dec 20, 2015 14:26

Fr. John Flynn

Culture and Society

FORUM: The Spiritual Master Pope Francis Wants You to Read

“I first read Dante’s masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, in the summer of 1990, when I was studying German in Freiburg in Breisgau. The experience changed my life”

Dec 16, 2015 12:51

Bishop Robert Barron

Culture and Society